ArticleInternational journal of emergency medicine2020
The assessment of acute pulmonary embolism severity using CT angiography features.
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- Computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) for the detection of pulmonary embolism (PE) among trauma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Emergency radiology · 2024Pooled it
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- Quantitative assessment of risk stratification of acute pulmonary embolism based on three-dimensional computed tomography bronchography and angiography.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- A study on the relationship between mMRC dyspnea scale and both risk stratification and poor prognosis in patients with acute pulmonary embolism.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
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- Ventricular volume asymmetry as a novel imaging biomarker for disease discrimination and outcome prediction.European heart journal open · 2024Article
- Successfully conservative management of the uterus in acute pulmonary embolism during cesarean section for placenta previa: a case report from Tu Du Hospital, Vietnam and literature review.International journal of emergency medicine · 2024Article
- The Zurkurnai ECG Pattern: A Novel ECG Pattern of the High-Risk Features of Acute Pulmonary Embolism.Cureus · 2024Article
- Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Prognostic Role of Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography (CTPA).Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2022Review
- CHAClinical cardiology · 2022Article
- Importance of computed tomography pulmonary angiography for predict 30-day mortality in acute pulmonary embolism patients.European journal of radiology open · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study was conducted to detect the association between radiologic features of CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) and pulmonary embolism severity index (PESI).
methodsA total of 150 patients with a definite diagnosis of PE entered the study. The CTPA feature including obstruction index, pulmonary trunk size, presence of backwash contrast, septal morphology, right ventricular (RV) and left ventricular (LV) dimensions, and RV/LV ratio were examined. The severity of the PE was estimated using PESI. The association between CTPA indices and PESI was measured. Statistical analysis was conducted using the SPSS software. P value < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.
resultsA positive correlation was detected between the obstruction index and PESI (r = 0.45, P < 0.05). Moreover, PESI was significantly higher in patients with a more dilated pulmonary trunk (r = 0.20, P < 0.05). The backwash contrast and abnormal septal morphology were significantly more common among patients with higher PESI (P < 0.05). However, no significant correlation was detected between RV, LV, RV/LV, and PESI. The most predictor of high-risk PE was dilated pulmonary trunk with an odds ratio of 4.4.
conclusionHigher Obstruction index, dilated pulmonary trunk, presence of backwash contrast, and an abnormal septal morphology can be associated with a higher PESI.
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