Risk Stratification of Acute PE
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Belinda Rivera-Lebron; Gabrielle Vanspeybroeck
- Source
- Pulmonary Embolism ISBN: 9783030517359
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
Cardiac biomarkers
business.industry
Risk stratification
Medicine
business
medicine.disease
Intensive care medicine
Venous thromboembolism
Imaging modalities
Pulmonary embolism
- Language
This chapter examines the classification and risk stratification of acute pulmonary embolism (PE). It starts by reviewing the European and American classifications schemes of acute PE. It then summarizes the most common risk stratification scoring systems and explores other elements involved in risk stratification, including cardiac biomarkers and right ventricular imaging modalities. Finally, integrated methods of risk stratification are discussed.