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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2020

Combination of D-dimer and simplified pulmonary embolism severity index to improve prediction of hospital death in patients with acute pulmonary embolism.

Hai-Di Wu, Zi-Kai Song, Xiao-Yan Xu, Hong-Yan Cao, Qi Wei, Jun-Feng Wang, Xue Zhang, Xing-Wen Wang, Ling Qin

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Hai-Di WuDepartment of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Zi-Kai SongDepartment of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Xiao-Yan XuDepartment of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Hong-Yan CaoDepartment of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Qi WeiDepartment of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Jun-Feng WangDepartment of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Xue ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Xing-Wen WangDepartment of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Ling QinDepartment of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3519-2359

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objectiveTo investigate whether the combination of D-dimer and simplified pulmonary embolism severity index (sPESI) could improve prediction of in-hospital death from pulmonary embolism (PE).

methodsPatients with PE (n = 272) were divided into a surviving group (n = 249) and an in-hospital death group (n = 23).

resultsCompared with surviving patients, patients who died in hospital had significantly higher rates of hypotension and tachycardia, reduced SaO

conclusionsD-dimer and sPESI were associated with in-hospital death from PE. Considering D-dimer levels together with sPESI can significantly improve the specificity of predicting in-hospital death for patients with PE.

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Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation ProductsHospital MortalityPulmonary EmbolismVentricular Function, LeftAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHospitalsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexStroke VolumeFibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Productsfibrin fragment DD-dimerin-hospital deathprognosispulmonary embolismreceiver operating characteristic curvesPESI

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