A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of TwiFlow-System for Acute Pulmonary Embolism (TwiFlow)

This is an interventional treatment trial for Pulmonary Embolism Read More

Inclusion Criteria:

1. 18≤ age ≤75, no gender limitation;
2. patients clinically diagnosed as acute pulmonary embolism requiring pulmonary artery thrombosis clearance;
3. RV/LV ratio ≥0.9;
4. Patients who agreed to participate in the study and voluntarily signed the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Target vessel diameter < 6.6mm;
2. Calcification, plaque or stenosis of target lesions;
3. Hematocrit < 28%;
4. Patients with a history of chronic pulmonary hypertension;
5. Patients with left bundle branch block;
6. A history of chronic left heart failure and left ventricular ejection fraction ≤30%;
7. Patients with abnormal renal function (serum creatinine > 1.8 mg/dL or >159 umol/L);
8. Patients with known coagulopathy or bleeding tendency (platelet <100×109/L, or INR> 3);
9. Patients who cannot receive antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy;
10. Patients who underwent cardiovascular or pulmonary open surgery within 7 days before surgery;
11. Patients with intracardiac thrombosis;
12. Patients treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation;
13. Patients known to be allergic to contrast agents;
14. Patients with diseases that may cause difficulty in treatment and evaluation (such as malignant tumor, acute infectious disease, sepsis, general condition that cannot tolerate surgery, life expectancy less than one year, etc.);
15. Pregnant and lactating women;
16. Patients who are participating in clinical trials of other drugs or medical devices;
17. Other patients deemed unsuitable for the study by the investigator;