The simple right ventricle contraction pressure index: A novel method for echocardiographic assessment of right ventricle dysfunction in acute pulmonary embolism.
Emrah AcarNeryan OzgulServet IzciPublished in: Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU (2020)
The sRVCPI correlated with the sPESI score and was associated with mortality in patients with APE. This easily measurable variable may be used to predict short-term mortality in APE patients.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary embolism
- pulmonary hypertension
- ejection fraction
- mitral valve
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular events
- pulmonary artery
- newly diagnosed
- inferior vena cava
- liver failure
- risk factors
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- oxidative stress
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery
- heart failure
- congenital heart disease
- intensive care unit