Research Article

A Single Imaging Modality in the Diagnosis, Severity, and Prognosis of Pulmonary Embolism

Table 7

Multivariate analysis of the possible prognostic factors in patients with pulmonary embolism.

OR%95 CI value

Age > 60 years4.8541.164–20.2400.030
Additional disease1.6170.490–5.3410.430
Malignancy7.7461.920–31.9550.004
PAd > 30 mm0.9170.255–3.2920.894
PAOI > 36.5%5.6571.170–27.3550.031
RV/LV > 1 cm in CT2.4700.568–10.7490.228

PE: pulmonary embolism, PAd: pulmonary artery diameter, PAOI: pulmonary artery obstruction index, and RV/LV: right ventricular/left ventricular ratio.