January 1, 2000Gerontology

Pulmonary Embolism in the Elderly: Clinical, Instrumental and Laboratory Aspects

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Population

68 patients aged 65 years and older with pulmonary embolism proven by high-probability scintigraphic lung…

Design

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Authors

LMLuca MasottiVascular Medicine ECElena CeccarelliUniversity of Siena RCRoberto CappelliAzienda USL di Bologna

Discussion

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Implication

High mortality and false-negative D-dimer in elderly PE patients warrant clinical vigilance; leaves open optimal diagnostic thresholds and anticoagulation strategies.

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Population

68 patients aged 65 years and older (mean age 78.61 +/- 7.71 years, 46 females, 22 males) with pulmonary embolism proven by high-probability scintigraphic lung scan or necropsy.

Outcome

Clinical, instrumental, and laboratory findings at hospital admission, and mortality

In elderly patients, pulmonary embolism presents with nonspecific clinical and laboratory findings, including normal D-dimer in 16% of cases, highlighting the need for high clinical suspicion.

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Masotti et al. (2000) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70efcbe71d69abee08f2d9 https://doi.org/10.1159/000022161

Topics

Pulmonary embolism Echocardiography

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Implication

High mortality and false-negative D-dimer in elderly PE patients warrant clinical vigilance; leaves open optimal diagnostic thresholds and anticoagulation strategies.