Clinical Study
Continuous Aspiration Thrombectomy in High- and Intermediate-High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism in Real-World Clinical Practice
Table 1
Detailed clinical and outcomes characteristics.
| | Variables | N = 14 |
| | Male/female | 6/8 | | Age (years) | 56 (44–65) | | Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.8 (23.9–29.7) | | Comorbidities | | | Arterial hypertension | 5 (35.7%) | | Diabetes mellitus | 2 (14.3%) | | Obesity | 8 (57.1%) | | Coronary artery disease | 0 (0%) | | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 1 (7.1%) | | Charlson Comorbidity Index | 2 (1–3) | | Smoking | 2 (14.3%) | | Risk factors of PE | | | Contraceptives | 0 (0%) | | Immobilization/surgery during last 14 days | 8 (57.1%) | | Malignancy | 4 (28.6%) | | Prior PE or DVT | 0 (0%) | | Clinical presentation | | | Shock | 3 (21.4%) | | Syncope or presyncope | 5 (35.7%) | | Cardiac arrest | 2 (14.3%) | | Respiratory failure (desaturation <92%) | 8 (57.1%) | | Dyspnea | 12 (85.7%) | | Chest pain | 1 (7.1%) | | DVT at presentation | 9 (64.2%) | | HR (per min) | 110 (100–120) | | Respiratory rate (per min) | 32.5 (30–34) | | SBP (mmHg) | 106 (90–127) | | DBP (mmHg) | 73.5 (59–87.5) | | Laboratory findings | | | Troponin I positive at presentation | 14 (100%) | | Troponin I concentration (ng/ml) | 59.4 (0.29–64.5) | | D-dimers concentration (ng/ml) | 11900 (4244–17185) | | NT-proBNP concentration (pg/ml) | 3993.5 (2457–47670) | | Echocardiographic findings (4CH) | | | RV diameter (mm) | 46 (44–46) | | LV diameter (mm) | 34 (32–26) | | RV/LV ratio (mm) | 1.3 (1.3–1.5) | | TAPSE (mm) | 16 (13–19) | | LV ejection fraction | 55 (50–55) | | RV systolic pressure | 60 (42–62) | | In-hospital death | 1 (7.1%) | | Death of RV insufficiency | 0 (0%) | | Death during follow-up | 2 (14.3%) | | Minor bleeding | 2 (14.3%) | | Major bleeding | 0 |
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Values are median (IQR) or n (%); 4CH = four chamber view, DBP = diastolic blood pressure, DVT = deep vein thrombosis, HR = heart rate, PE = pulmonary embolism, NT-proBNP = N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, LV = left ventricle, RV = right ventricle, SBP = systolic blood pressure, and TAPSE = tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion.
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