Right ventricular stroke distance predicts death and clinical deterioration in patents with pulmonary embolism

The right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) velocity time integral (VTI), an echocardiographic measure of stroke distance, correlates with cardiac index. We sought to determine the prognostic significance of low RVOT VTI on clinical outcomes among patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE).

Source: Thrombosis Research - July 1, 2020 Category: Hematology Authors: Eugene Yuriditsky, Oscar J.L. Mitchell, Akhilesh K. Sista, Yuhe Xia, Rachel A. Sibley, Judy Zhong, William H. Moore, Nancy E. Amoroso, Ronald M. Goldenberg, Deane E. Smith, Shari B. Brosnahan, Catherine Jamin, Thomas S. Maldonado, James M. Horowitz Tags: Full Length Article Source Type: research