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DOI: 10.1055/a-2232-5395
Review Article

The Current Evidence of Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams and Their Role in Future

Lukas Hobohm
1   Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH), University Medical Center Mainz (Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz), Mainz, Germany
2   Center for Cardiology, Cardiology I, University Medical Center Mainz (Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz), and DZHK Standort Rhein-Main, Mainz, Germany
,
Ioannis T. Farmakis
1   Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH), University Medical Center Mainz (Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz), Mainz, Germany
2   Center for Cardiology, Cardiology I, University Medical Center Mainz (Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz), and DZHK Standort Rhein-Main, Mainz, Germany
,
Daniel Duerschmied
3   Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Hemostasis, and Medical Intensive Care, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Medical Faulty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany
4   European Center for AngioScience (ECAS), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Heidelberg/ Mannheim, and Centre for Cardiovascular Acute Medicine Mannheim (ZKAM), Medical Centre Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Germany
,
Karsten Keller
1   Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH), University Medical Center Mainz (Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz), Mainz, Germany
2   Center for Cardiology, Cardiology I, University Medical Center Mainz (Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz), and DZHK Standort Rhein-Main, Mainz, Germany
5   Department of Sports Medicine, Internal Medicine VII, Medical Clinic, University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
› Author Affiliations Funding D.D. is supported by the German Research Foundation DFG (CRC1366 B08 and CRC1425 P07) and the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research DZHK (MaBo-05).
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Abstract

Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) remains a critical medical condition requiring prompt and accurate management. The introduction and growing significance of pulmonary embolism response teams (PERT), also termed EXPERT-PE teams, signify a paradigm shift toward a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach in managing this complex entity. As the understanding of acute PE continues to evolve, PERTs stand as a linkage of optimized care, offering personalized and evidence-based management strategies for patients afflicted by this life-threatening condition. The evolving role of PERTs globally is evident in their increasing integration into the standard care pathways for acute PE. These teams have demonstrated benefits such as reducing time to diagnosis and treatment initiation, optimizing resource utilization, and improving patient outcomes.

Keywords

pulmonary embolism - PERT - catheter-directed treatment - ultrasound-accelerated thrombolysis - percutaneous thrombectomy


Publication History

Received: 11 September 2023

Accepted: 18 December 2023

Article published online:
12 March 2024

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