Prognostic Role of Echocardiography Among Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism and a Systolic Arterial Pressure of 90 mm Hg or Higher
Authors:
- Elisa RossiERElisa Rossi
- Marisa De RosaMRMarisa De Rosa
- Samuel Z. GoldhaberSGSamuel Z. Goldhaber
Open Access
- 8 August 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 165 (15) , 1777-1781
Abstract
Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) spans a wide spectrum of clinical outcomes, with an overall mortality rate that exceeds 10% at 30 days.1 The most common cause of death within 30 days is right ventricular (RV) failure. Beyond 30 days, chronic underlying comorbidities such as cancer, congestive heart failure, or lung disease cause most PE deaths.1,2Keywords
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