Table 1.
Summary of eligible studies.
| Author | Age/Gender | Stroke location | PE location (Pulmonary artery) | Management | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lapostolle, et al. 2003 [51] | 53-yo-F | R-MCA | Bilateral | IVC filter; IV-heparin | Severe symptoms |
| 67-yo-F | L-MCA | Bilateral | IV-heparin | Severe symptoms | |
| 51-yo-F | L-MCA | Bilateral | IV-heparin | Dead | |
| 56-yo-M | L-MCA | Not reported | IV-heparin | Severe symptoms | |
| Belvís, et al. 2004 [11] | 36-yo-F | L-MCA | Bilateral segmental/subsegmental | IV-heparin | Mild symptoms |
| Bracey, et al., 2005 [52] | 29-yo-M | L-MCA | Bilateral | rt-PA for PE. | Dead |
| Iwanaga, et al., 2007 [48] | 84-yo-F | Bilat-MCA | Bilateral lobar | IV-heparin | Not reported |
| Allport & Butcher, 2008 [47] | 47-yo-F | L-MCA | Bilateral lobar | rt-PA; IV-heparin | Mild symptoms |
| Pavesi, et al., 2008 [50] | 65-yo-F | R-MCA | Bilateral main | rt-PA; IV-heparin, PFO closure | Asymptomatic |
| Pelletier, et al., 2010 [49] | 35-yo-F | L-MCA | Bilateral main | rt-PA, IVC filter, IV-heparin | Mild symptoms |
| Naidoo & Hift, 2011 [24] | 38-yo-F | L-MCA | Bilateral main | Streptokinase | Mild symptoms |
| Gunta & Kamath, 2012 [53] | 16-yo-F | L-MCA | Bilateral lobar | IV-heparin, IVC-filter, MT | Mild symptoms |
| Omar, et al., 2013 [4] | 69-yo-M | L-MCA | Unilateral segmental/subsegmental | MT, IVC-filter | Severe symptoms |
| Christiansen, et al., 2017 [22] | 59-yo-F | R-MCA | Bilateral lobar | rt-PA, MT, IVC filter, IV-heparin | Asymptomatic |
| Barros-Gomes, et al., 2017 [20] | 68-yo-F | L-ICA | Bilateral | MT | Not reported |
| Saleh Velez & Ortiz-Garcia, 2020 | 72-yo-F | R-ICA | Bilateral | Medical Therapy | Dead |
| 75-yo-F | L-MCA | Bilateral main pulmonary artery | Catheter-directed-Thrombolysis, IV-heparin | Asymptomatic |