Why the study?
Does the presence of specific pathological ECG findings on admission predict early mortality in patients with acute major pulmonary embolism?
Population
508 patients with acute major pulmonary embolism derived from a large prospective registry
Comparison
Presence of specific pathological ECG findings… vs Absence of pathological 12-lead ECG findings on…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30-day
Authors
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ECG abnormalities may aid risk stratification in acute PE; leaves open whether they should guide therapy or trials.
Does the presence of specific pathological ECG findings on admission predict early mortality in patients with acute major pulmonary embolism?
Specific pathological ECG findings on admission serve as simple, independent predictors of early mortality in patients with acute major pulmonary embolism.
Geibel et al. (2005) studied this question.
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