Risk assessment of acute pulmonary embolism utilizing coronary artery calcifications in patients that have undergone CT pulmonary angiography and transthoracic echocardiography

ConclusionCAC is frequent in acute PE patients and associated with short-term mortality. Visual assessment of CAC may serve as an easy, readily available tool for early risk stratification in those patients.Key Points• Coronary artery calcification assessed on computed tomography pulmonary angiography is frequent in patients with acute pulmonary embolism.• Coronary artery calcification assessed on computed tomography pulmonary angiography is associated with 30-day overall and PE-related mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism.• Coronary artery calcification assessed on computed tomography pulmonary angiography may serve as an additional, easy readily available tool for early risk stratification in those patients.
Source: European Radiology - Category: Radiology Source Type: research