Sarcopenia influences usage of reperfusion treatment in patients with pulmonary embolism aged 75 years and older
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Background: Although pulmonary embolism (PE) and sarcopenia are common diseases, only a few studies have assessed the impact of sarcopenia in PE on usage of reperfusion treatments in PE.
Methods: All hospitalizations of PE patients aged ≥75 years 2005–2020 in Germany were included in this study and stratified for sarcopenia. Impact of sarcopenia on treatment procedures and adverse in-hospital events were investigated.
Results: Overall, 576,364 hospitalizations of PE patients aged ≥75 years (median age 81.0 [78.0–85.0] years; 63.3 % females) were diagnosed in Germany during the observational period 2005–2020. Among these, 2357 (0.4 %) were coded with sarcopenia. PE patients with sarcopenia were in median 2 years older (83.0 [79.0–87.0] vs. 81.0 [78.0–85.0] years, P<0.001) and showed an aggravated comorbidity-profile (Charlson Comorbidity Index 7.00 [5.00–9.00] vs. 6.00 [4.00–7.00], P<0.001). Although signs of hemodynamic compromise such as shock (5.2 % vs. 4.1 %, P=0.005) and tachycardia (4.1 % vs. 2.8 %, P<0.
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International journal of cardiology, 53, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2024.101470