Predictive Value of the Heart‐type Fatty Acid–binding Protein and the Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index in Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism in the Emergency Department

Abstract

h-FABP and the PESI are superior to BNP and cTnI-Ultra as markers for risk stratification of patients with acute PE. The high sensitivity of their combination identified a large number of low-risk patients in the ED.