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Septal bowing and pulmonary artery diameter on computed tomography pulmonary angiography are associated with short-term outcomes in patients with acute pulmonary embolism.

Mads Dam LyhneJacob Gammelgaard SchultzPeter J MacMahonFaris HaddadMannudeep KalraDavid Mai-King TsoAlona MuzikanskyMichael H LevChristopher Kabrhel
Published in: Emergency radiology (2019)
Two easily attainable parameters of RV function on CTPA, septal bowing and main PA diameter, are associated with short-term adverse outcomes in patients with acute PE. Further study is required to determine whether these findings can be incorporated into clinical treatment algorithms.
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