Differences in clinical and echocardiographic variables and mortality predictors among older patients with pulmonary embolism.
Altug OskenNizamettin Selçuk YelgeçSena Sert ŞekerciLale Dinç AsarcıklıŞennur Ünal DayıNeşe ÇamPublished in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2021)
Older patients might experience greater rates of RV dilatation, RV dysfunction and atrial fibrillation during APE. In addition to age; elevated WBC, low LVEF, increased RV-EDD basal and TAPSE of less than 16 mm were independent predictors of mortality among study population.