Pulmonary artery capacitance and pulmonary vascular resistance as prognostic indicators in acute pulmonary embolism.
Juan A Quintero-MartinezWaldemar E WysokinskiSandra N Cordova-MaderaRenzo J MogollonMariana Garcia-ArangoDanielle T VlaznyDamon E HoughtonAna I CasanegraHector R VillarragaPublished in: European heart journal open (2022)
Non-invasive measurement of RV haemodynamics could provide prognostic information of patients with acute PE. Pulmonary artery capacitance and PVR are potentially important predictors of all-cause mortality in these patients and should be explored in future studies.
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