[Predictive value of chest X-ray and electrocardiographic abnormalities in patients with pulmonary embolism in relation to mortality and recurrences].
OBJECTIVE
Radiological and electrocardiographic (EKG) abnormalities are very frequent in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE). Our main objective was to evaluate, in patients with PE, whether any of those abnormalities was correlated with an increased risk of relapses or mortality until 3 months after the acute episode.


METHODS
Multicenter observational study of patients included in the Venous Thromboembolic Disease Register (RIETE). Demographic, clinical, radiological and EKG data were collected from all patients. Statistics was made with the Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression analysis.


RESULTS
We found a significant but non determinant association between mortality and the presence of radiological and/or EKG abnormalities and no relation between them and relapses of PE.


CONCLUSIONS
Radiological or EKG manifestations could not predict relapses or mortality 3 months after PE in our patients.
Nauffal
Dolores
D
Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, España. dneuffal@separ.es
Doménech
Rosalía
R
León
Montserrat
M
Bugés
Jordi
J
Martín-Villasclaras
Juan José
JJ
D000368:Aged; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence