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Low Dose Catheter Directed Thrombolysis for Acute Pulmonary Embolism (BETULA)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03854266

Recruitment Status : Recruiting

First Posted : February 26, 2019

Last Update Posted : April 28, 2021

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University of Aarhus

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Recruitment Status :	Recruiting
Estimated Primary Completion Date :	March 10, 2023
Estimated Study Completion Date :	March 10, 2024

Publications:

Tapson VF, Sterling K, Jones N, Elder M, Tripathy U, Brower J, Maholic RL, Ross CB, Natarajan K, Fong P, Greenspon L, Tamaddon H, Piracha AR, Engelhardt T, Katopodis J, Marques V, Sharp ASP, Piazza G, Goldhaber SZ. A Randomized Trial of the Optimum Duration of Acoustic Pulse Thrombolysis Procedure in Acute Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism: The OPTALYSE PE Trial. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Jul 23;11(14):1401-1410. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.04.008.

Sogaard KK, Schmidt M, Pedersen L, Horvath-Puho E, Sorensen HT. 30-year mortality after venous thromboembolism: a population-based cohort study. Circulation. 2014 Sep 2;130(10):829-36. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.009107. Epub 2014 Jun 26.

Konstantinides SV, Torbicki A, Agnelli G, Danchin N, Fitzmaurice D, Galie N, Gibbs JS, Huisman MV, Humbert M, Kucher N, Lang I, Lankeit M, Lekakis J, Maack C, Mayer E, Meneveau N, Perrier A, Pruszczyk P, Rasmussen LH, Schindler TH, Svitil P, Vonk Noordegraaf A, Zamorano JL, Zompatori M; Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). 2014 ESC guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism. Eur Heart J. 2014 Nov 14;35(43):3033-69, 3069a-3069k. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehu283. Epub 2014 Aug 29. No abstract available. Erratum In: Eur Heart J. 2015 Oct 14;36(39):2666. Eur Heart J. 2015 Oct 14;36(39):2642.

Kucher N, Boekstegers P, Muller OJ, Kupatt C, Beyer-Westendorf J, Heitzer T, Tebbe U, Horstkotte J, Muller R, Blessing E, Greif M, Lange P, Hoffmann RT, Werth S, Barmeyer A, Hartel D, Grunwald H, Empen K, Baumgartner I. Randomized, controlled trial of ultrasound-assisted catheter-directed thrombolysis for acute intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism. Circulation. 2014 Jan 28;129(4):479-86. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.005544. Epub 2013 Nov 13.

Engelberger RP, Spirk D, Willenberg T, Alatri A, Do DD, Baumgartner I, Kucher N. Ultrasound-assisted versus conventional catheter-directed thrombolysis for acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 Jan;8(1):e002027. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.114.002027.