Risk stratification of elderly patients with acute pulmonary embolism

Klingenberg, Roland; Schlager, Oliver; Limacher, Andreas; Méan, Marie; Vuilleumier, Nicolas; Beer, Juerg H; Staub, Daniel; Frauchiger, Beat; Aschwanden, Markus; Lämmle, Bernhard; Righini, Marc Philip; Egloff, Michaël; Osterwalder, Joseph; Angelillo-Scherrer, Anne; Kucher, Nils; Banyai, Martin; Rodondi, Nicolas; von Eckardstein, Arnold; Aujesky, Drahomir; Husmann, Marc; Matter, Christian M

doi:10.1111/eci.13154

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English

Risk stratification of elderly patients with acute pulmonary embolism

Published inEuropean Journal of Clinical Investigation, e13154

Publication date2019

Abstract

Combining high-sensitivity cardiac Troponin T (hs-cTnT), NT-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) may improve risk stratification of patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) beyond the PESI risk score.

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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

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Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation - 33CSCO‐122659/139 470

Citation (ISO format)

KLINGENBERG, Roland et al. Risk stratification of elderly patients with acute pulmonary embolism. In: European Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2019, p. e13154. doi: 10.1111/eci.13154

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PID : unige:121597
DOI : 10.1111/eci.13154
PMID : 31246275

Journal ISSN0014-2972

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Risk stratification of elderly patients with acute pulmonary embolism

Combining high-sensitivity cardiac Troponin T (hs-cTnT), NT-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) may improve risk stratification of patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) beyond the PESI risk score.

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