Pulmonary thromboembolism with computed tomography defined chronic thrombus is associated with higher mortality.

ABSTRACT: With the advancement of computed tomography pulmonary angiography, differentiating between acute and chronic thrombus in pulmonary embolism has become more feasible. However, whether pulmonary embolism with chronic thrombus contributes to a higher mortality than pulmonary embolism with acute thrombus remains undetermined. Additionally, the clinical features of patients with chronic thrombus are largely unknown. Herein, we aimed to investigate the incidence and outcomes of patients with pulmonary embolism and chronic thrombus. This retrospective study included patients with pulmonary embolism from 2008 to 2016 at National Cheng Kung University Hospital. After excluding patients with tumor emboli or other etiologies and a lack of computed tomography images, we identified 205 patients with ac

SUBMITTER: Chang HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7222268 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature