Coronary artery stenosis associated with right ventricular dysfunction in acute pulmonary embolism: A case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The potential impact of pre-existing coronary artery stenosis (CAS) on right ventricular (RV) function during acute pulmonary embolism (PE) episodes remains underexplored. This study aimed to investigate the association between pre-existing CAS and RV dysfunction in patients with acute PE.

Methods

In this multicenter, case-control study, 89 cases and 176 controls matched for age were enrolled at three study centers (Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Fuwai Hospital, and the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University) from January 2016 to December 2020. The cases were patients with acute PE with CAS, and the controls were patients with acute PE without CAS. Coronary artery assessment was performed using coronary computed tomographic angiography. CA

SUBMITTER: Ma Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12369834 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature