Prognostic value of right ventricular dysfunction or elevated cardiac biomarkers in patients with low-risk pulmonary embolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Barco, SH Mahmoudpour, B Planquette… - European heart …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Aims Patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) classified as low risk by the Pulmonary
Embolism Severity Index (PESI), its simplified version (sPESI), or the Hestia criteria may be …

Prognostic models in acute pulmonary embolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Elias, S Mallett, M Daoud-Elias, JN Poggi… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To review the evidence for existing prognostic models in acute pulmonary
embolism (PE) and determine how valid and useful they are for predicting patient outcomes …

2014 ESC Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism: The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pulmonary …

Authors/Task Force Members… - European heart …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The task of developing ESC Guidelines covers not only the integration of the most recent
research, but also the creation of educational tools and implementation programmes for the …

Identification of intermediate-risk patients with acute symptomatic pulmonary embolism

C Bova, O Sanchez, P Prandoni… - European …, 2014 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The identification of normotensive patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) at high risk
of adverse PE-related clinical events (ie intermediate-risk group) is a major challenge. We …

Right ventricle assessment in patients with pulmonary embolism at low risk for death based on clinical models: an individual patient data meta-analysis

C Becattini, G Maraziti, DR Vinson, ACC Ng… - European heart …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims Patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) at low risk for short-term death are
candidates for home treatment or short-hospital stay. We aimed at determining whether the …

The PERT concept: a step-by-step approach to managing pulmonary embolism

BN Rivera-Lebron, PM Rali, VF Tapson - Chest, 2021 - Elsevier
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a major source of morbidity and mortality. The presentation of
acute PE varies, ranging from few or no symptoms to sudden death. Patient outcome …

Prognostic accuracy of clinical prediction rules for early post-pulmonary embolism all-cause mortality: a bivariate meta-analysis

CG Kohn, ES Mearns, MW Parker, AV Hernandez… - Chest, 2015 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Studies suggest outpatient treatment or early discharge of patients with
acute pulmonary embolism (aPE) is reasonable for those deemed to be at low risk of early …

Short-term clinical outcome of normotensive patients with acute PE and high plasma lactate

S Vanni, D Jiménez, P Nazerian, F Morello, M Parisi… - Thorax, 2015 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Strategies for identifying normotensive patients with acute symptomatic PE at
high risk of PE-related complications remain to be defined. Methods This prospective cohort …

Prognostic value of troponins in acute nonmassive pulmonary embolism: a meta-analysis

A Bajaj, M Saleeb, P Rathor, V Sehgal, B Kabak… - Heart & Lung, 2015 - Elsevier
The objective of our meta-analysis is to update the evidence on the prognostic value of
elevated troponin levels in patient with acute normotensive pulmonary embolism (PE). We …

Management of low-risk pulmonary embolism patients without hospitalization: the low-risk pulmonary embolism prospective management study

JR Bledsoe, SC Woller, SM Stevens, V Aston, R Patten… - Chest, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The efficacy and safety of managing patients with low-risk pulmonary embolism
(PE) without hospitalization requires objective data from US medical centers. We sought to …