title: [Predictive value of chest X-ray and electrocardiographic abnormalities in patients with pulmonary embolism in relation to mortality and recurrences].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, España. dneuffal@separ.es
authors.forename: Dolores
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nauffal
authors.forename: Rosalía
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Doménech
authors.forename: Montserrat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: León
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bugés
authors.forename: Juan José
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Martín-Villasclaras
mesh_terms: 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