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OLD DOG, NEW TRICK: NOVEL CT-DERIVED PARAMETER IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW CARDIAC INDEX IN ACUTE PULMONARY EMBOLISM

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Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) has variable outcomes. Current risk stratification models lack the positive predictive value to identify highest risk patients. We hypothesize that Hounsfield unit (HU) gradient is associated… Click to show full abstract

Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) has variable outcomes. Current risk stratification models lack the positive predictive value to identify highest risk patients. We hypothesize that Hounsfield unit (HU) gradient is associated with transit time of IV contrast through the heart and correlates with cardiac

Keywords: new trick; pulmonary embolism; dog new; acute pulmonary; old dog

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2020

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