ea0026p578 | Cardiovascular endocrinology and lipid metabolism | ECE2011
Pascu Alina Mihaela
, Radoi Mariana
, Bobescu Elena
, Stanciu Mihaela
, Toma Sebastian Ionut
, Burta Olivia Ligia
Introduction: Acute right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) on echocardiography (ECHO) represents the actual gold standard in risk stratification of patients with pulmonary embolism (PE). We previously demonstrated that plasma BNP above a cut-off level of 50 pg/ml could predict acute RVD in PE.Aim and objective: Analysis of the utility and accuracy of plasma BNP in detecting acute RVD in PE.Methods: Seventy patients with confirmed PE, ...