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Relationship between the mixed venous-to-arterial carbon dioxide gradient and the cardiac index in acute pulmonary embolism.

Eugene YuriditskyRobert S ZhangJan BakkerJames M HorowitzPeter ZhangSamuel BernardAllison A GrecoRadu PostelnicuVikramjit MukherjeeKerry HenaLindsay ElbaumCarlos L AlviarNorma M KellerSripal Bangalore
Published in: European heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care (2024)
Among patients with acute PE undergoing mechanical thrombectomy, the CO2 gap is abnormal in nearly 50% of patients and inversely related to the CI. Further studies should examine the relationship between markers of perfusion and outcomes in this population to refine risk stratification.
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