Predictive value of troponins and simplified pulmonary embolism severity index in patients with normotensive pulmonary embolism

Table 1 Characteristic features of patients included in the study

Demographic factors	All patients	Death (any cause) at 30 days		p
		No (n = 105)	Yes (n = 16)
Male sex	52	45	7	NS
%	43	43	44	NS
Median age (25^th to 75^th percentile)	70 (55-76)	70 (54-75)	77 (69-85)	0.003
Age > 80 years-(n) %	13	7	6	NS
Age > 80 years-(n) %	11	7	38
Clinical findings
Median pulse (25^th to 75^th percentile)	90 (80-108)	88 (80-100)	120 (89-129)	0.001
Pulse > 110 beats/min-(n) %	30	21	9	0.004
Pulse > 110 beats/min-(n) %	25	20	56
Median (25^th to 75^th percentile) SBP	120 (110-130)	120 (110-130)	110 (100-130)	NS
SBP < 100 mm Hg-(n) %	14	11	3	NS
SBP < 100 mm Hg-(n) %	12	11	19
Arterial oxyhemoglobin saturation (SaO₂) < 90% (n=108)-(n)%	21	14	7	0.014
Arterial oxyhemoglobin saturation (SaO₂) < 90% (n=108)-(n)%	19	15	44	0.014
Comorbidities
Cancer-(n) %	28	20	8	0.011
Cancer-(n) %	23	19	50
COPD-(n) %	9	8	1	NS
COPD-(n) %	7	8	6
CHF-(n) %	19	15	4	NS
CHF-(n) %	16	14	25
Prognostic factors
sPESI≥1-(n) %	76	60	16	<0.001
sPESI≥1-(n) %	63	57	100
cTn-T≥0.01 ng/mL -(n) %	50	37	13	0.001
cTn-T≥0.01 ng/mL -(n) %	41	35	81	0.001
hsTn-T≥0.014 ng/mL-(n) %	66	51	15	0.001
	55	49	94

Data are presented as median (interquartile range) and % value.
CHF, congestive heart failure; COPD, chronic obstructive lung disease; NS, not significant; RVD, right ventricular dysfunction; SBP, systolic blood pressure; sPESI, simplified pulmonary embolism severity index.

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