Natural history of untreated acute pulmonary embolism in patients with cancer: A retrospective cohort of missed pulmonary emboli
Atefeh Ghorbanzadeh a),c); David L. Levin d); Ronald S. Kuzo d); Robert D. McBane II a), c); Ana I. Casanegra a), c); Damon E. Houghton a), b), c).
a) Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Division of Vascular Medicine, MN, United States of America
b) Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
c) Gonda Vascular Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
d) Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
Highlights
• Risk of recurrent VTE was found to be high after missed PE, even in cases of small segmental or subsegmental PE.
• The type of PE (segmental or subsegmental) did not impact recurrence outcomes among missed PE patients with cancer.
• Incidental, asymptomatic, PE should be considered for treatment based on the patient’s life expectancy and bleeding risk.