Blood pressure and PAOI score in patients with pulmonary
embolism

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    pulmonary embolism, blood pressure, acute cardiology

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    https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2021.78

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    Aim : To connect the values of systolic and diastolic blood pressure at the admission of a patient with a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) with the values of the degree of pulmonary artery obstruction index (PAOI score). Patients and Methods : Patients were hospitalized under a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, which was confirmed on the basis of the following criteria: clinical picture, changes in the electrocardiogram (ECG), serum D-dimer values and computed tomography (CT) angiography with contrast. The PAOI score was determined according to CT findings. On admission, systolic, diastolic and pulse pressure were measured. Results : The mean systolic blood pressure was 124.4 ± 27.75 mmHg, and there was a statistically significant correlation between the PAOI score and the systolic blood pressure (p = 0.004), with a significant negative correlation between the values of the PAOI score and the values of systolic blood pressure (r = -0.328, p = 0.018) ( Figure 1 ). The mean value of diastolic blood pressure was 78.5 ± 14.06 mmHg. A statistically non-nsignificant negative correlation between PAOI score and diastolic blood pressure value was verified (r = -0.149, p = 0.293). The mean value of pulse pressure was 45.21 ± 19.09 mmHg, with statistical significance between PAOI score and the value of pulse pressure (p = 0.001). A statistically significant negative correlation between PAOI score and pulse pressure value was verified (r = -0.366, p = 0.008). Systolic blood pressure values and pulmonary artery obstruction index score. Conclusion : Lower systolic blood pressure values are associated with more extensive pulmonary embolism. ( 1 )

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    Blood pressure and PAOI score in patients with pulmonary
embolism

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    Issue1-2
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    Pages78-79
    PDF via DOIhttps://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2021.78
    pulmonary embolism
    blood pressure
    acute cardiology

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    Alen Džubur*ORCID
    Edin BegićORCID
    Alden BegićORCID
    Mirza BabićORCID
    Azra Durak-NalbantićORCID

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    Aim : To connect the values of systolic and diastolic blood pressure at the admission of a patient with a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) with the values of the degree of pulmonary artery obstruction index (PAOI score). Patients and Methods : Patients were hospitalized under a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, which was confirmed on the basis of the following criteria: clinical picture, changes in the electrocardiogram (ECG), serum D-dimer values and computed tomography (CT) angiography with contrast. The PAOI score was determined according to CT findings. On admission, systolic, diastolic and pulse pressure were measured. Results : The mean systolic blood pressure was 124.4 ± 27.75 mmHg, and there was a statistically significant correlation between the PAOI score and the systolic blood pressure (p = 0.004), with a significant negative correlation between the values of the PAOI score and the values of systolic blood pressure (r = -0.328, p = 0.018) ( Figure 1 ). The mean value of diastolic blood pressure was 78.5 ± 14.06 mmHg. A statistically non-nsignificant negative correlation between PAOI score and diastolic blood pressure value was verified (r = -0.149, p = 0.293). The mean value of pulse pressure was 45.21 ± 19.09 mmHg, with statistical significance between PAOI score and the value of pulse pressure (p = 0.001). A statistically significant negative correlation between PAOI score and pulse pressure value was verified (r = -0.366, p = 0.008). Systolic blood pressure values and pulmonary artery obstruction index score. Conclusion : Lower systolic blood pressure values are associated with more extensive pulmonary embolism. ( 1 )