Mechanical Thrombectomy Versus Anticoagulation in Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · 2026 · PMC13212738 · PMID 41865356

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Pooled Analyses of All Included Studies In patients receiving mechanical thrombectomy, there was an overall trend towards decreased all-cause in-hospital mortality (OR 0.62; 95% CI 0.19–2.03; p = 0.29; I 2 = 23%; Fig. 2 A) and significantly lower all-cause 30-day mortality (OR 0.09; 95% CI 0.02–0.41; p = 0.002; I 2 = 0%; Fig. 2 B).

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