Adverse Events and Mortality in Anticoagulated Patients with Different Categories of Pulmonary Embolism.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether the pulmonary embolism (PE) categories of massive, submassive, PE with no right ventricle dysfunction (NRVD), and subsegmental only (SSO) adequately predict clinical outcome.

Methods

Patients treated for acute PE (March 1, 2013, through July 31, 2019) were followed forward prospectively to compare venous thromboembolism (VTE) recurrence, all-cause mortality, major bleeding, and clinically relevant nonmajor bleeding (CRNMB) across 4 PE categories.

Results

Of 2703 patients with VTE, 1188 (44%) had PE, of which 1021 (85.9%) completed at least 3 months of therapy or had clinical outcomes precluding further treatment (27 with massive, 217 submassive, 557 NRVD, and 220 SSO PE). One patient with massive, 8 with submassive, 23 with NRVD, and 5 w

SUBMITTER: Cambron JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7283932 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature