Risk stratification of elderly patients with acute pulmonary embolism.

Roland KlingenbergOliver SchlagerAndreas LimacherMarie MéanNicolas VuilleumierJuerg H BeerDaniel StaubBeat FrauchigerMarkus AschwandenBernhard LämmleMarc RighiniMichael EgloffJoseph OsterwalderAnne Angelillo-ScherrerNils KucherMartin BanyaiNicolas RodondiArnold von EckardsteinDrahomir AujeskyMarc HusmannChristian M Matter

Published in: European journal of clinical investigation (2019)

In elderly patients with PE, 6-month mortality can adequately be predicted by the PESI risk score alone.

Keyphrases

pulmonary embolism
inferior vena cava
cardiovascular events
middle aged
community dwelling
risk factors
type diabetes