Table 4.
Outcome of patients with different types of thrombus according to CT.
| Acute thrombus | Chronic thrombus | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 205) | (n = 58) | p Values | |
| Echocardiography within one week | 105 | 20 | |
| Velocity of TR >2.9 (m/s) | 40 (20%) | 15 (75%) | <0.01 |
| Echocardiography >3 months later | 100 | 22 | |
| Velocity of TR >2.9 (m/s) | 5 (5%) | 16 (73%) | <0.01 |
| Chest CT >3 months later | 80 | 19 | |
| Residual PE | 30 (38%) | 17 (89%) | <0.01 |
| Recurrent PE | 8 (4%) | 1 (2%) | 0.69 |
| All-cause mortality | 75 (37%) | 32 (55%) | 0.01 |
| Death due to PE or RV failure | 5 (2%) | 5 (9%) | 0.03 |
| Death due to other etiology | 70 (34%) | 27 (47%) | 0.03 |
CT: computed tomography; PE: pulmonary embolism; RV: right ventricle; TR: tricuspid regurgitation.