Predictors of pulmonary embolism in hospitalized patients with COVID-19

Background High venous thromboembolism (VTE) rates have been described in critically ill patients with COVID-19. We hypothesized that specific clinical characteristics may help differentiate hypoxic COVID-19 patients with and without a diagnosed pulmonary embolism (PE). Methods We performed a retrospective observational case-control study of 158 consecutive patients hospitalized in one of four Mount Sinai Hospitals with COVID-19 between March 1 and May 8, 2020, who received a Chest CT Pulmonary Angiogram (CTA) to diagnose a PE. We analyzed demographic, clinical, laboratory, radiological, treatment characteristics, and outcomes in COVID-19 patients with and without PE. Results 92 patients were negative (CTA-), and 66 patients were positive for PE (CTA+). CTA + had a longer time from symptom onset to admission (7 days vs. 4 days, p = 0.05), higher admission biomarkers, notably D-dimer (6.87 vs. 1.59, p < 0.0001), troponin (0.015 vs. 0.01, p = 0.01), and peak D-dimer (9.26 vs. 3.8, p = 0.0008). Predictors of PE included time from symptom onset to admission (OR = 1.11, 95% CI 1.03–1.20, p = 0.008), and PESI score at the time of CTA (OR = 1.02, 95% CI 1.01–1.04, p = 0.008). Predictors of mortality included age (HR 1.13, 95% CI 1.04–1.22, p = 0.006), chronic anticoagulation (13.81, 95% CI 1.24–154, p = 0.03), and admission ferritin (1.001, 95% CI 1-1.001, p = 0.01). Conclusions In 158 hospitalized COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure evaluated for suspected PE, 40.8% patients had a positive CTA. We identified clinical predictors of PE and mortality from PE, which may help with early identification and reduction of PE-related mortality in patients with COVID-19..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

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Thrombosis journal - 21(2023), 1 vom: 03. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bahk, Jeeyune [VerfasserIn]
Rehman, Abdul [VerfasserIn]
Ho, Kam Sing [VerfasserIn]
Narasimhan, Bharat [VerfasserIn]
Baloch, Hafiza Noor Ul Ain [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jiafang [VerfasserIn]
Yip, Rowena [VerfasserIn]
Lookstein, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Steiger, David J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Coagulopathy
Coronavirus disease 2019
D-dimer
Pulmonary embolism
Venous Thromboembolism

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© The Author(s) 2023. corrected publication 2023

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10.1186/s12959-023-00518-y

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SPR052136698