Symptoms Suggestive of Postpulmonary Embolism Syndrome and Utilization of Diagnostic Testing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Persistent symptoms of chest pain, dyspnea, fatigue, lightheadedness, and/or syncope more than 3 months after an acute pulmonary embolism (PE) are collectively classified as postpulmonary embolism syndrome (PPES). Although PPES is increasingly recognized as an important long-term sequel of acute PE, its contemporary incidence is unclear. Furthermore, the utilization of diagnostic testing for further phenotypic characterization of these patients is unknown. This study aimed to define the incidence of PPES and evaluate the utilization of diagnostic tests among a national cohort of patients with PE.

Methods

Retrospective cohort study was performed using the national administrative database, Clinformatics DataMart Database (Optum Insight), and included adult patients

SUBMITTER: Aggarwal V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11307549 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature