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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-2-6
pubmed:abstractText
Recovery of lung perfusion after pulmonary embolism (PE) is conditioned by several factors. The aim of this study was to analyze the differences of reperfusion after PE between patients with and without preexisting cardiopulmonary disease, and to develop a mathematical model to predict, at diagnosis, the size of defects in lung perfusion scan at 6 months after treatment. We included 83 patients with diagnosis of PE in a non-concurrent cohort study (cohort I: 26 with preexisting cardiopulmonary disease, and cohort II: 57 without previous cardiopulmonary disease). Lung perfusion scan was performed at diagnosis, 7-10 days after treatment and at 6 months. The defect size was quantified following a numerical score. The recovery of perfusion after 7-10 days was 33% in cohort I and 45% in cohort II, and 50% and 72%, respectively, at the last control at 6 months. A multiple-regression analysis was performed using the final size of defects at 6 months (y) as the dependent variable, and the defect size at diagnosis (x) and the presence of preexisting cardiopulmonary disease (z) as independent variables. The regression equation was y = 1.29 + 0.15x + 2.98z. We conclude that: (1) in patients with cardiopulmonary diseases, the remaining defects at 6 months were larger; (2) at diagnosis, using a mathematical model, it is possible to predict the size of the defects in lung perfusion scan at 6 months in patients with or without previous cardiopulmonary disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0025-7931
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
63
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
267-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Influence of cardiopulmonary disease on resolution of pulmonary embolism. A mathematical model to predict remaining defects at six months.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pneumology, University Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article