Longer diagnostic delay in CTEPH is associated with worse hemodynamics and increased mortality risk.
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Predictors of CTEPH diagnostic delay warrant clinical vigilance; extends prognostic associations but leaves causal effects on outcomes open.
This study identified CTEPH patient characteristics that were predictive of longer diagnostic delay, which in turn was associated with higher pulmonary artery pressures and an increased risk of deathhttp://ow.ly/yCZx30m9TQS
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Klok et al. (2018) studied this question.
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