The usefulness of gated blood pool scintigraphy for right ventricular function evaluation in pulmonary embolism patients

KV Zavadovsky, NG Krivonogov… - Annals of nuclear …, 2014 - Springer
Objective According to the international registry ICOPER, right ventricular (RV) dysfunction is
the most significant predictor of mortality in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE). Aim To …

Non‐ECG‐gated CT pulmonary angiography and the prediction of right ventricular dysfunction in patients suspected of pulmonary embolism

H Gutte, J Mortensen, ML Mørk… - Clinical Physiology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) is an important prognostic factor of 30‐day
mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE). The aim of our study was to …

Measurement of right and left ventricular function by ECG-synchronized CT scanning in patients with acute pulmonary embolism: usefulness for predicting short-term …

N van der Bijl, FA Klok, MV Huisman, JK van Rooden… - Chest, 2011 - Elsevier
Background Right ventricular (RV) function is predictive of outcome in patients with acute
pulmonary embolism (PE). We assessed the possible incremental value of ventricular …

Benefit of combining quantitative cardiac CT parameters with troponin I for predicting right ventricular dysfunction and adverse clinical events in patients with acute …

M Meyer, C Fink, S Roeger, P Apfaltrer, D Haghi… - European journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To prospectively evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of quantitative cardiac CT
parameters alone and in combination with troponin I for the assessment of right ventricular …

Enhancement characteristics of the computed tomography pulmonary angiography test bolus curve and its use in predicting right ventricular dysfunction and mortality …

C Li, CT Lin, SJ Kligerman, SN Hong… - Journal of thoracic …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the relationship between computed
tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) test bolus curve data and mortality in patients …

Relationship of clot burden and echocardiographic severity of right ventricular dysfunction after acute pulmonary embolism

AC Rodrigues, L Guimaraes, JF Guimaraes… - The international journal …, 2015 - Springer
The impact of pulmonary embolism on right ventricular (RV) performance can be evaluated
by echocardiography, however, the relationship between pulmonary vascular involvement …

Combined risk stratification with computerized tomography/echocardiography and biomarkers in patients with normotensive pulmonary embolism

S Ozsu, K Karaman, A Mentese, A Ozsu… - Thrombosis research, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) detected by computerized tomography
(CT)/echocardiography or elevated biomarkers is associated with a poor prognosis for …

[HTML][HTML] Clot burden score in the evaluation of right ventricular dysfunction in acute pulmonary embolism: quantifying the cause and clarifying the consequences

B Rodrigues, H Correia, Â Figueiredo… - Revista Portuguesa de …, 2012 - Elsevier
Introduction Pulmonary angiography by computed tomography (CT) is the method of choice
for the detection of acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Studies have shown that the severity of …

Right ventricular dysfunction in acute pulmonary embolism: NT-proBNP vs. troponin T

M Cotugno, J Orgaz-Molina, V Rosa-Salazar… - … Clínica (English Edition), 2017 - Elsevier
Background and objective Dysfunction of the right ventricle (RV) is a parameter of severity in
acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Echocardiographic assessment is not always possible in …

Pulmonary embolism: CT signs and cardiac biomarkers for predicting right ventricular dysfunction

T Henzler, S Roeger, M Meyer… - European …, 2012 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate the accuracy of quantitative cardiac
computed tomography (CT) parameters and two cardiac biomarkers (N-terminal-pro-brain …