Mortality Related Risk Factors in High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism in the ICU

Table 2

Distribution of patients according to European Society of Cardiology risk class.

		Shock or hypotension	PESI classes III–V	RV dysfunction	Cardiac biomarkers
High-risk		+	+	+	+
Intermediate-risk						High	−	+	+	+
	Low	−	+	Either one (or none) positive
	Low-risk						−	−	Optional assessment

PESI: pulmonary embolism severity index; RV: right ventricle.