Landmark STORM-PE Randomized Controlled Trial Finds Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy (CAVT) with Anticoagulation Superior to Traditional Anticoagulation Treatment for Pulmonary Embolism

ALAMEDA, Calif., Oct. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Penumbra, Inc. (NYSE: PEN) announced the results of the landmark STORM-PE randomized controlled trial (RCT), which found that the use of mechanical thrombectomy, specifically computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT™), with anticoagulation achieved superior reduction in right heart strain compared to anticoagulation therapy alone in patients with acute intermediate-high risk pulmonary embolism (PE). The data was presented at a late-breaking session during Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics^® (TCT^®), the annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation^® (CRF^®).

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