Performance of pulmonary embolism severity index in predicting long-term mortality after acute pulmonary embolism

Sandal A., Korkmaz E. T., Aksu F., KÖKSAL D., SELÇUK Z. T., DEMİR A. U., ...More

ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.25, no.8, pp.544-554, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/anatoljcardiol.2021.99345
  • Journal Name: ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.544-554
  • Keywords: pulmonary embolism, mortality, prognosis, DEEP-VEIN THROMBOSIS, VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM, CLINICAL-COURSE, SURVIVAL
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the accuracy of the original and simplified pulmonary embolism (PE) severity index (PESI) to predict all-cause mortality after 30 days of acute PE diagnosis up to five years within consecutive sub-periods.