Risk stratification in acute pulmonary embolism: The latest algorithms

GA Triantafyllou, O O'Corragain… - … in Respiratory and …, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common clinical entity, which most clinicians will encounter.
Appropriate risk stratification of patients is key to identify those who may benefit from …

Accuracy and reproducibility of CT right-to-left ventricular diameter measurement in patients with acute pulmonary embolism

YM Ende-Verhaar, LJM Kroft, ICM Mos, MV Huisman… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction caused by acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is
associated with poor short-and long-term prognosis. RV dilatation as a proxy for RV …

Enfoque diagnóstico de la tromboembolia pulmonar

L Machado Villarroel… - Acta Médica Grupo …, 2017 - scielo.org.mx
El embolismo pulmonar es una patología de presentación frecuente asociada a tasas de
mortalidad elevadas; se caracteriza clínicamente por signos y síntomas altamente …

Rapid on‐site evaluation of routine biochemical parameters to predict right ventricular dysfunction in and the prognosis of patients with acute pulmonary embolism …

D Jia, F Liu, Q Zhang, G Zeng, X Li… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Patients with acute pulmonary embolism (APE) who present with right
ventricular dysfunction (RVD) have a worse prognosis. This study aimed to evaluate the …

The use of axial diameters and CT obstruction scores for determining echocardiographic right ventricular dysfunction in patients with acute pulmonary embolism

A Aribas, S Keskin, H Akilli, M Kayrak… - Japanese journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate the accuracy of cardiac computed tomography (CT) parameters and
pulmonary artery (PA) obstruction (OS) scores in determining the echocardiographic right …

Estimation of right ventricular dysfunction by computed tomography pulmonary angiography: a valuable adjunct for evaluating the severity of acute pulmonary …

D Jia, X Zhou, G Hou - Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis, 2017 - Springer
To evaluate the feasibility and the efficacy of computed tomography pulmonary angiography
(CTPA) in differentiating acute pulmonary embolism (PE) patients with or without right …

A decision tree built with parameters obtained by computed tomographic pulmonary angiography is useful for predicting adverse outcomes in non-high-risk acute …

D Jia, X Li, Q Zhang, G Hou, X Zhou, J Kang - Respiratory Research, 2019 - Springer
Background Acute pulmonary embolism (APE) is one of the leading causes of death in
cardiovascular disease. The 30-day mortality can still be 1.7–15% in non-high-risk APE …

[HTML][HTML] Pulmonary artery obstruction index and right ventricular dysfunction signs in initial and follow up pulmonary computed tomography angiography in acute …

MB Çildag, M Gok, CZ Karaman - Journal of clinical and diagnostic …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between Pulmonary Artery
Obstruction Index (PAOI) and signs of right heart dysfunction with computed tomography …

The efficacy of CT for detection of right ventricular dysfunction in acute pulmonary embolism, and comparison with cardiac biomarkers

E In, AM Aydın, C Özdemir, SN Sökücü… - Japanese journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate results from computed tomography
pulmonary angiography (CTPA) indicative of right ventricular dysfunction (RVD), and to …

[HTML][HTML] Right heart strain assessment on CTPA following acute pulmonary embolism: Interobserver variability between expert radiologists and physicians

CB Samaranayake, M Craigie, A Kempny, PT Bell… - Respiratory …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Accuracy of right heart strain (RHS) measured on computed tomography
pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) scans by non-radiologists is unknown. We assessed inter …