Prognostic value of CT pulmonary angiography parameters in acute pulmonary embolism.
Diletta CozziChiara MoroniEdoardo CavigliAlessandra BindiCosimo CaviglioliPeiman NazerianSimone VanniVittorio MieleMaurizio BartolucciPublished in: La Radiologia medica (2021)
CTPA quantification of right ventricular strain is an accurate predictor of 30-day mortality. In particular, it seems that a dilated coronary sinus (>9 mm) has an additional prognostic value in association with echocardiographic signs of right-heart disfunction and high Troponin I levels.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary embolism
- pulmonary hypertension
- computed tomography
- liver failure
- inferior vena cava
- optical coherence tomography
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery
- cardiovascular events
- image quality
- respiratory failure
- dual energy
- contrast enhanced
- heart failure
- left ventricular
- drug induced
- high resolution
- left atrial
- positron emission tomography
- mitral valve
- ejection fraction
- risk factors
- aortic dissection
- atrial fibrillation
- aortic stenosis
- magnetic resonance imaging
- type diabetes
- hepatitis b virus
- mass spectrometry
- acute respiratory distress syndrome