SCAI 2026 Workshop on the Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism-Clarifying Disease Severity: The Acute PE Clinical Categorization Classification System, Dr. Young

Clarifying Disease Severity: The Acute PE Clinical Categorization Classification System, Dr. Young

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The speaker explains a new pulmonary embolism (PE) classification that aligns with shock-based severity frameworks and emphasizes PE as cardiogenic shock. The system stratifies patients from low-risk, outpatient-managed cases to high-risk, refractory shock. Intermediate-risk PE is split further by RV dysfunction, biomarkers, hypotension, lactate, and oxygen needs. He illustrates the scheme with two cases: one classic high-risk PE requiring thrombolysis, and one previously labeled intermediate-high risk that may now fit a higher-risk category. He also notes updated guideline recommendations for thrombolysis, catheter-directed therapy, thrombectomy, ECMO, and PE response teams.

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Keywords

pulmonary embolism

shock-based severity

right ventricular dysfunction

thrombolysis

catheter-directed therapy