Selçuk Yazıcı1,2, Tuncay Kırış3, Ufuk S Ceylan4, Şükrü Akyüz4, Ahmet O Uzun4, Recep Hacı4, Sait Terzi4, Abdullah Doğan5, Ayşe Emre4, Kemal Yeşilçimen4. 1. Cardiology Clinic, Dr.Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center, İstanbul, Turkey. dr.selcuk75@gmail.com. 2. , Cihadiye Street, No: 61/10 A-Blok, 34840, Altıntepe, Maltepe-İstanbul, Turkey. dr.selcuk75@gmail.com. 3. Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Cardiology Clinic, Katip Celebi University, İzmir, Turkey. 4. Cardiology Clinic, Dr.Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center, İstanbul, Turkey. 5. Medical School, İzmir Katip Celebi University, İzmir, Turkey.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cardiac troponins and red cell distribution width (RDW) are associated with increased mortality in acute pulmonary embolism (PE). In this study, we aimed to investigate the accuracy of the combined use of troponin and RDW in predicting short-term mortality in acute PE patients. METHODS: The data of 201 patients with the diagnosis of acute PE were retrospectively analyzed. We obtained troponin-RDW scores (TR scores) using a combination of troponin and RDW values, and then evaluated this score's accuracy in predicting mortality in patients with acute PE. RESULTS: The mean participant age was 68 ± 16 years, and 52 % of patients were female. Fifteen (7.4 %) patients died during the first month. Patients classified as high-risk according to TR scores were older (72 ± 15 vs. 66 ± 15 years, p = 0.005), and they had higher heart rates (101 ± 20 vs. 90 ± 15 beat/min, p < 0.001) and respiratory rates (23 ± 4 vs. 21 ± 3 breath/min, p = 0.001). In multivariate analysis, TR (odds ratio [OR] 4.93, 95 % confidence interval [CI] 1.13-21.38, p = 0.033) and simplified pulmonary embolism severity index (sPESI) scores (OR 3.78, 95 % CI 1.71-8.37, p = 0.002) were independent predictors of 30-day mortality. For 30-day mortality, the TR score had a slightly lower sensitivity (87 % vs. 93 %), but a higher specificity (69 % vs. 52 %) compared to the sPESI score. CONCLUSION: The TR score is easy to calculate, and it may be used to predict early mortality in patients with acute PE.
BACKGROUND: Cardiac troponins and red cell distribution width (RDW) are associated with increased mortality in acute pulmonary embolism (PE). In this study, we aimed to investigate the accuracy of the combined use of troponin and RDW in predicting short-term mortality in acute PE patients. METHODS: The data of 201 patients with the diagnosis of acute PE were retrospectively analyzed. We obtained troponin-RDW scores (TR scores) using a combination of troponin and RDW values, and then evaluated this score's accuracy in predicting mortality in patients with acute PE. RESULTS: The mean participant age was 68 ± 16 years, and 52 % of patients were female. Fifteen (7.4 %) patients died during the first month. Patients classified as high-risk according to TR scores were older (72 ± 15 vs. 66 ± 15 years, p = 0.005), and they had higher heart rates (101 ± 20 vs. 90 ± 15 beat/min, p < 0.001) and respiratory rates (23 ± 4 vs. 21 ± 3 breath/min, p = 0.001). In multivariate analysis, TR (odds ratio [OR] 4.93, 95 % confidence interval [CI] 1.13-21.38, p = 0.033) and simplified pulmonary embolism severity index (sPESI) scores (OR 3.78, 95 % CI 1.71-8.37, p = 0.002) were independent predictors of 30-day mortality. For 30-day mortality, the TR score had a slightly lower sensitivity (87 % vs. 93 %), but a higher specificity (69 % vs. 52 %) compared to the sPESI score. CONCLUSION: The TR score is easy to calculate, and it may be used to predict early mortality in patients with acute PE.
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Acute pulmonary embolism; Red cell distribution width; SPESI score; Short-term mortality; TR score
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