Interest of the Chair Lift Test in the Prognostic Evaluation of Pulmonary Embolism: a Single-center Open Prospective Study

Inclusion Criteria

• •Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism according to clinical algorithm, confirmed by thoracic angioscan or ventilation perfusion (V/P) scan,
• •Non-serious pulmonary embolism, not requiring intensive care (thrombectomy or fibrinolysis not considered).
• •sPESI score ≥ 1 \[or = 0 with elevated troponin or presence of markers of VD dysfunction, or = 0 with need for hospitalization due to comorbidities unrelated to PE (social isolation, comprehension disorders, intercurrent infection, chronic renal failure, advanced cancer...)
• •Patients with no contraindications to chair lift testing (no O2 at the time of testing).
• •Effective anticoagulation for at least 1 hour.