May 26, 2004New England Journal of Medicine
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension — Not So Rare after All
Key result
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is estimated to occur in 0.1 to 0.5 percent of cases of acute, nonfatal pulmonary thromboemboli.
Design
Editorial
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Implication
CTPH after acute PE may warrant symptom-based clinical vigilance; leaves open refined prevalence estimates and surveillance trials.
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Population
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTPH)
Highlights that chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension may be more common after acute pulmonary embolism than previously considered.
Cite This Study
Iréne Lang (2004) conducted an editorial in Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTPH). Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is estimated to occur in 0.1 to 0.5 percent of cases of acute, nonfatal pulmonary thromboemboli.