Table 3 Total emboli volume (TEV) quartiles.

From: Quantitative volumetric computed tomography embolic analysis, the Qanadli score, biomarkers, and clinical prognosis in patients with acute pulmonary embolism

 

Q1 (n = 50)

Q2 (n = 50)

Q3 (n = 50)

Q4 (n = 51)

p-value

TEV (cm3)

0.44

2.49

8.07

21.78

 

Age

68.06

68.74

64.40

66.06

0.337

Gender (male)

40%

34%

40%

43.1%

0.820

RV dysfunction

27.8%

6.06%

34.3%

51.4%

0.0007*

sPAP

38.39

39.08

45.51

46.44

0.0144*

Diameter of RV

4.19

4.20

4.54

5.05

 < 0.001*

RV/LV

1.10

1.18

1.40

1.87

 < 0.001*

MPA

2.93

2.97

2.96

3.16

0.0239*

SpO2

96.44

93.03

93.81

92.30

0.0138*

BNP > 400

25.7%

17.6%

24.2%

42.1%

0.117

Troponin I > 0.04

29.8%

39.5%

41.9%

66.7%

0.0026*

  1. TEV total embolic volume, RV right ventricle, LV left ventricle, sPAP systolic pulmonary artery pressure, BNP B-type natriuretic peptide, MPA diameter of main pulmonary artery. * The threshold for statistical significance was p < 0.05.
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