Prognostic characteristics and body mass index in patients with pulmonary embolism: does size matter?

Ludo F M Beenen Luuk J J Scheres Jaap Stoker Saskia Middeldorp

Published in: ERJ open research (2020)

Several clinical and radiological prognostics characteristics and right ventricular dysfunction in pulmonary embolism are not evenly distributed among BMI categories. This is reflected in a trend towards worse outcomes in patients who are overweight and underweight.

Keyphrases

pulmonary embolism
body mass index
inferior vena cava
end stage renal disease
weight gain
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
weight loss
type diabetes
adipose tissue
patient reported outcomes
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance