Medicina clinica
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Observational Study
Prediction of pulmonary embolism in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
To determine the predictive factors of pulmonary thromboembolic (PTE) in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) assessed in the emergency department at a tertiary hospital during the first pandemic wave. ⋯ The presence of tachypnea (>22bpm) and the absence of radiological findings suggestive of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the chest X-ray, in addition to D-dimer values>3,000 ng/mL, were identified as predictive factors of PTE in patients with COVID-19.
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Potassium alterations constitute a major clinical problem in decompensated heart failure (HF). This study aims to assess the prognostic implications of hypo and hyperkalaemia on admission for acute HF in cardiovascular mortality and hospital readmissions. ⋯ In patients admitted for decompensated HF, both hyperkalaemia and hypokalaemia determined at admission have a negative prognostic impact on survival. Creatinine and age are other independent factors associated with mortality. The effect on the probability of hospital readmission at one year is not demonstrated in this study.