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. 2023 Feb 20;18(14):1201–1212. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-22-00732

Table 1. Demographics and clinical presentation.

Demographics and medical history n (%) or mean±SD N
Age, years 61.2±14.6 797
Male 431 (54.0) 798
BMI, kg/m2 34.5±8.4 796
Race* American Indian or Alaskan Native 3 (0.4) 780
Asian 5 (0.6) 780
Black or African American 192 (24.6) 780
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1 (0.1) 780
White 571 (73.2) 780
Other 9 (1.2) 780
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity 18 (2.5) 717
History of DVT 143 (17.9) 797
History of PE 85 (10.7) 798
History of PHTN 77 (9.7) 793
History of cancer 165 (20.7) 798
Active cancer 65 (8.1) 798
Clinical presentation n (%) or mean±SD N
Duration of current PE symptoms, days 2.6±6.6 784
Failed prior therapy for current PE 40 (5.2) 771
Anticoagulation 36 (90.0) 40
Thrombolysis, systemic 4 (10.0) 40
Thrombolysis, catheter-directed 2 (5.0) 40
Other mechani cal thrombectomy 3 (7.5) 40
Lytics contraindication 256 (32.1) 797
Absolute 31 (12.2) 255
Relative 224 (87.8) 255
PE risk stratification High-risk PE 63 (7.9) 797
Intermediate-risk PE 734 (92.1) 797
Intermediate-high 611 (83.2) 734
Intermediate-low 59 (8.0) 734
Intermediate (not further classified) 64 (8.7) 734
sPESI score 1.6±1.1 751
sPESI = 0 123 (16.4) 751
sPESI ≥1 628 (83.6) 751
PE location at screening Saddle PE 319 (40.0) 798
Unilateral PE 68 (8.5) 798
Bilateral PE 411 (51.5) 798
Concomitant DVT 512 (65.0) 788
Proximal only 152 (29.9) 508
Distal only 266 (52.4) 508
Both 90 (17.7) 508
Positive biomarker(s) 720 (94.6) 761
RV/LV ratio (CTPA) 1.56±0.47 624
RV/LV ratio (echo) 1.23±0.36 582
RV/LV ratio (CTPA or echo composite§) 1.50±0.46 756
Elevated RV/LV ratio>0.9 734 (97.1) 756
Depressed cardiac index (<2.0 L/min/m2) 176 (25.9) 680
Severe PHTN (sPAP ≥70 mmHg) 99 (12.7) 781
*One patient was multiracial (Black and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander). In some patients, more than one prior therapy was attempted. Positive biomarkers include elevated brain natriuretic peptide and/or cardiac troponins. §Composite used either CTPA or echo measurements, with CTPA prioritised if both were available. BMI: body mass index; CTPA: computed tomography pulmonary angiography; DVT: deep vein thrombosis; echo: echocardiogram; LV: left ventricle; PE: pulmonary embolism; PHTN: pulmonary hypertension; RV: right ventricle; SD: standard deviation; sPAP: systolic pulmonary artery pressure; sPESI: simplified Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index