Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a major cause of cardiovascular mortality and financial burden
that affects the community. The diagnosis of PE can be difficult because of the nonspecific …

BACKGROUND Elevated cardiac troponin levels have been shown to be associated with
adverse outcomes in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE). However, few data …

Several risk stratification tools are available to predict short-term mortality in patients with
acute pulmonary embolism (PE). The presence of right ventricular (RV) dysfunction is an …

Heart rate is a rapidly available risk stratification parameter in acute pulmonary embolism
(PE). We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of heart rate in predicting the outcome in …

Rationale: Societal guideline recommendations vary with regard to the role of routine trans-
thoracic echocardiography to screen for right ventricular strain in patients with …

Introduction: Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) are important
prognostic indicators for cardiovascular disease. However, data on the relationship between …

Keller P‐F, Pagano S, Roux‐Lombard P, Sigaud P, Rutschmann OT, Mach F, Hochstrasser
D Vuilleumier N (Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva). Autoantibodies against …

BACKGROUND: Catheter thrombectomy combining thrombus destruction with local
thrombolysis has been used in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) who are unstable or …

OBJECTIVES: Pulmonary embolism is a common disease associated with a high mortality
rate. The risk assessment and appropriate treatment selection of patients with acute …

As troponinas cardíacas T e I são marcadores considerados altamente sensíveis e
específicos para o diagnóstico de infarto agudo do miocárdio. Atualmente, com o advento …