Table 1 Characteristics of included studies
From: Prognostic value of brain natriuretic peptide in acute pulmonary embolism
Reference | Study design | Patients, number | Hemodynamic instability (number) | Timing of BNP sampling | Thrombolysis, number | Age, years | Male, percentage | Follow-up | CHF, number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kucher, et al. [1] (2003) | Prosp | 73 | Yes | Admission (<4 hours) | 10 | 61 ± 18 | 59 | In hosp | NA |
Ten Wolde, et al. [2] (2003) | Prosp | 110 | Excl | Admission | NA | 58 ± 18 | NK | 3 months | NA |
Pieralli, et al. [3] (2006) | Prosp | 61 | Excl | Admission (<1 hour) | 6 | 75 ± 14 | 26 | In hosp | Excl |
Krüger, et al. [4] (2004) | Prosp | 42 | Yes (10) | Admission | 22 | 57 ± 17 | 64 | In hosp | 8 Excl |
Tulevski, et al. [5] (2006) | Prosp | 28 | Excl | Admission (<1 hour) | NA | 53 ± 18 | 43 | 90 days | Excl |
Logeart, et al. [6] (2007) | Prosp | 67 | Excl | Admission | 6 | 64 ± 16 | 60 | In hosp | Excl |
Ray, et al. [7] (2006) | Prosp | 51 | NA | Admission | 0 | 79 ± 10 | NA | In hosp | NA |
Pruszczyk, et al. [8] (2003) | Prosp | 79 | Yes (9) | Admission | 8 | 63 ± 17 | 37 | In hosp | NA |
Kucher, et al. [9] (2003) | Prosp | 73 | Yes (14) | Admission (<4 hours) | 10 | 61 ± 18 | 59 | In hosp | 6 |
Kostrubiec, et al. [10] (2005) | Prosp | 100 | Excl | Admission | 5 | 62 ± 18 | 35 | 40 days | 17 |
Binder, et al. [11] (2005) | Prosp | 124 | Yes (9) | Admissionand at 4, 8, and 24 hours | 12 | 60 ± 18 | 40 | In hosp | NA |
Maziere, et al. [12] (2007) | Prosp | 60 | Excl | Admission | NA | 73 ± 14 | 40 | In hosp | 20 |