The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) reported a prognostic model for a patient with a pulmonary embolism.
Patient: acute pulmonary embolism
Outcome: 30-day pulmonary embolism related mortality
Parameters:
(1) shock or hypotension
(2) right ventricular dysfunction (based on echocardiography)
(3) myocardial injury (based on troponin or other serum cardiac biomarker)
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Shock or Hypotension
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RV Dysfunction
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Myocardial Injury
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Risk Group
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absent
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absent
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absent
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low
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absent
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absent
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present
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intermediate
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absent
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present
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absent
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intermediate
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absent
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present
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present
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intermediate
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present
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NA
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NA
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high
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Risk Group
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PE-related Early Mortality
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low
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< 1%
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intermediate
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3-15%
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high
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> 15%
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