Utility of simplified PESI score for identification of low-risk pulmonary embolism patients with active cancer: From the COMMAND VTE Registry.

CONCLUSIONS: Among PE patients with active cancer, patients with sPESI score=1 had a lower 30-day mortality rate compared with patients with sPESI score ≥2, and they showed a very low PE-related mortality risk, although overall mortality rate remained high due to cancer-related mortality. They also showed relatively high risks for recurrence and major bleeding, suggesting the need for careful follow-up.
PMID: 31605702 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Chest - October 8, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Yamashita Y, Morimoto T, Amano H, Takase T, Hiramori S, Kim K, Oi M, Akao M, Kobayashi Y, Toyofuku M, Izumi T, Tada T, Chen PM, Murata K, Tsuyuki Y, Nishimoto Y, Saga S, Sasa T, Sakamoto J, Kinoshita M, Togi K, Mabuchi H, Takabayashi K, Yoshikawa Y, Shiom Tags: Chest Source Type: research