Why the study?
Do elevated troponin levels predict short-term death and adverse outcome events in patients with acute pulmonary embolism?
Do elevated troponin levels predict short-term death and adverse outcome events in patients with acute pulmonary embolism?
Elevated troponins serve as a prognostic marker for short-term mortality and adverse events in acute pulmonary embolism.
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May enhance short-term risk stratification in acute PE; leaves open therapeutic impact pending prospective validation.
Becattini et al. (2007) studied this question.