A predictive tool for the assessment of right ventricular dysfunction in non-high-risk patients with acute pulmonary embolism

A predictive tool for the assessment of right ventricular dysfunction in non-high-risk patients with acute pulmonary embolism

Abstract Background Rapid and accurate identification of right ventricular (RV) dysfunction is essential for decreasing mortality associated with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), particularly for non-high-risk patients without hypotension on admission. This study aimed to develop a rapid and accurate...

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Main Authors: Yizhuo Gao, Lianghong Chen, Dong Jia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Pulmonary embolism
Computerized tomography
Pulmonary hypertension
N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide
Cardiac troponin I
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-020-01380-8

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