This news is covered by the Medical Dialogues Bureau present at the TCT Conference 2025, being held in San Francisco, USA.
The STORM-PE randomized controlled trial, presented at TCT 2025, demonstrated that computer-assisted vacuum thrombectomy combined with anticoagulation (CAVT) achieved a significantly greater improvement in right ventricular function compared with anticoagulation (AC) alone in patients with acute intermediate-high risk pulmonary embolism (PE).
The findings, presented by Dr. Robert Lookstein of Mount Sinai Health System, mark the first randomized trial in more than a decade to compare mechanical thrombectomy with standard anticoagulation for acute PE.
Author summary: TCT 2025 presents STORM-PE trial results.