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Table 3. Clinical efficacy (A) and adverse clinical outcomes (B) in patients with pulmonary embolism undergoing ultrasound-assisted catheter directed thrombolysis.

(A)
Before UACDT After UACDT p value
PASP (mmHg) 60.77 ± 14.68 41.95 ± 14.07 < 0.01
PADP (mmHg) 26.35 ± 8.42 17.51 ± 8.44 < 0.01
mean PA (mmHg) 37.61 ± 9.57 25.7 ± 9.84 < 0.01
RV/LV ratio 1.46 ± 0.50 0.79 ± 0.15 < 0.01
(B)
Overall (n = 42)
GUSTO bleeding
Moderate/severe  18/9 
< 30-day mortality 3 (7.14%)
> 30-day mortality 3 (7.14%)
FU duration (m) 18.69 ± 5.11

FU, follow-up; GUSTO, global utilization of streptokinase and tPA for occluded arteries; m, months; PADP, pulmonary arterial diastolic pressure; PASP, pulmonary arterial systolic pressure; UACDT, ultrasound-assisted catheter-directed thrombolysis therapy.