Low left ventricular outflow tract velocity time integral predicts normotensive shock in patients with acute pulmonary embolism

Robert S Zhang; Eugene Yuriditsky; Ambika C Nayar; Lindsay Elbaum; Allison A Greco; Aaron J Rhee; Vikramjit Mukherjee; Norma Keller; Carlos L Alviar; James M Horowitz; Sripal Bangalore

doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2024.03.006

Low left ventricular outflow tract velocity time integral predicts normotensive shock in patients with acute pulmonary embolism

Am Heart J. 2024 Jun:272:106-108. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2024.03.006. Epub 2024 Apr 17.

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, New York University, New York, NY.
² Division of Pulmonary Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NY.
³ Department of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY.
⁴ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, New York University, New York, NY. Electronic address: sripalbangalore@gmail.com.

PMID: 38670834
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2024.03.006

Abstract

In this study, we found that a low LVOT VTI (<15 cm), a simple bedside point-of-care measurement, predicts normotensive shock in patients with acute intermediate-risk PE.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Aged
Blood Pressure / physiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Prognosis
Pulmonary Embolism* / complications
Pulmonary Embolism* / diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism* / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Embolism* / physiopathology
Shock / diagnosis
Shock / etiology
Shock / physiopathology