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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 30.
Published in final edited form as: Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2010 Jul 6;3(4):390–394. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.110.937441

Table 2.

Factors Associated with Mortality or the Composite Study Endpoint* at 90 days After the Index Event In Patients with Pulmonary Embolism

Mortality Composite Endpoint
HR (95% CI)
HR (95% CI)
Variable
Male 3.03 (1.31, 7.00) 1.89 (1.01, 3.54)
History of congestive heart failure 4.16 (1.57, 11.09) 2.95 (1.31, 6.68)
Active cancer 5.03 (2.23, 11.31) 2.59 (1.38, 4.84)
Recent (< 3 mo) severe infection 3.27 (1.39, 7.67) 2.57 (1.29, 5.11)
Recent ICU discharge - - 2.82 (1.23, 6.51)
Heart rate > 100 beats/minute 2.68 (1.14, 6.30) - -
Systolic blood pressure < 100 mm Hg - - 2.79 (1.14, 6.81)
*

Recurrent pulmonary embolism, major bleeding, death