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Basis underlying Bova score for PE complications/mortality. Factors associated with 30-day pulmonary embolism-related complications in 2216 normotensive patients with acute symptomatic pulmonary embolism. Stage I of the Bova Score should not be used to identify low-risk PE patients eligible for early discharge or outpatient therapy because it does not consider relevant comorbidities such as cancer or cardiopulmonary diseases.



Citation: Bova C, Sanchez O, Prandoni P, Lankeit M, Konstantinides S, Vanni S, Jiménez D. Identification of intermediate-risk patients with acute symptomatic pulmonary embolism. Eur Respir J. 2014 Sep;44(3):694-703. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00006114. Epub 2014 Apr 2. PMID: 24696111.