André Volschan, Denilson Albuquerque, Bernardo Rangel Tura, Marcos Knibel, José Péricles Esteves, Luiz Carlos Bodanese, Francisco Silveira, João Pantoja, Paulo Cesar Pereira da Silva e Souza, João Mansur, Evandro Tinoco Mesquita
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary embolism is associated with high mortality in patients with hypotension or circulatory shock. However, the association between some clinical variables and mortality is still unclear in hemodynamically stable patients. OBJECTIVES: To derive an in-hospital mortality risk stratification model in hemodynamically stable patients with pulmonary embolism. METHODS: This is a prospective multicenter cohort study of 582 consecutive patients admitted in emergency units or intensive care units with clinically suspected pulmonary embolism and whose diagnosis was confirmed by one or more of the following tests: pulmonary arteriography, spiral CT angiography, magnetic resonance angiography, Doppler echocardiography, pulmonary scintigraphy, or venous duplex scan...
August 2009: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia