Comparison of two prognostic models for acute pulmonary embolism

Conclusion (1) There is an agreement to great extent in risk stratification of APE patients by PESI and ESC prognostic models, where mortality rate is increased among high risk classes of both models, (2) ESC prognostic model is more accurate than PESI model in mortality prediction of APE patients especially in the high risk class, (3) echocardiographic evidence of RVD and elevated plasma BNP can help to identify APE patients at increased risk of adverse short-term outcome and (4) integration of RVD assessment by echocardiography and BNP to clinical findings improves the prognostic value of ESC model.
Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis - Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research