Predictors of In‐Hospital and Long‐Term Clinical Outcome in Elderly Patients with Massive Pulmonary Embolism Receiving Thrombolytic Therapy

Higher cTn-I serum levels in the acute phase and the occurrence of thrombocytopenia after thrombolysis were significantly associated with in-hospital mortality in elderly patients with massive PE. In the same setting, historical findings of cancer and cardiovascular disease are strong predictors of death in the long term.