Importance of troponin T for the risk stratification of normotensive patients with pulmonary embolism. A prospective, cohort study with a three-month follow-up.
To determine the prognostic importance of troponin T in normotensive patients with pulmonary embolism, we investigated the rate of adverse events in patients with normal and elevated troponin values, during the hospital period and at three months of follow-up. We also calculated the proportion of patients with abnormal troponin values and adverse outcomes who could have been treated with more aggressive therapy according to published criteria.
Bova
Carlo
C
Crocco
Francesco
F
Ricchio
Roberto
R
Serafini
Oscar
O
Greco
Francesco
F
Noto
Alfonso
A
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D020107:Troponin T / Q000097:blood*
D020107:Troponin T