About this trial
Randomized Controlled Trial of High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism Comparing FlowTriever System vs. Standard of Care
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Age at enrollment ≥18 years
Objective evidence of a proximal filling defect in at least one main or lobar pulmonary artery
High-risk class of acute PE
RV dysfunction, as defined RV/LV ratio ≥1.0
Disqualifiers
Prolonged cardiac arrest with loss of consciousness associated with neurological deficit.
Imaging evidence or other evidence that suggests, in the opinion of the Investigator, the patient is not appropriate for catheter-based intervention
Known pre-existing CTEPH, or CT signs of chronic PE that may point to pre-existing CTEPH
Recent stroke (<14 days)
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
FlowTriever System
DeviceMechanical thrombectomy for pulmonary embolism
Standard of Care
Procedure/SurgeryStandard of care treatment for pulmonary embolism
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Composite clinical endpoint of the following adjudicated events:
1. All-cause mortality 2. Cardiac arrest 3. Bailout to an alternative therapeutic strategy 4. Major bleeding 5. ECMO life support
Secondary outcomes
All-cause mortality
Cardiac arrest
Bailout to an alternative therapeutic strategy
Major bleeding
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