Renal dysfunction improves risk stratification and may call for a change in the management of intermediate- and high-risk acute pulmonary embolism: results from a multicenter cohort study with external validation
Abstract Background Renal dysfunction influences outcomes after pulmonary embolism (PE). We aimed to determine the incremental value of adding renal dysfunction, defined by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), on top of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) prognostic model, for the predi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-02-01
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Series: | Critical Care |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-021-03458-z |