Population
85 consecutive patients with a first episode of acute pulmonary embolism, diagnosed at 4 cardiology clinics…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
24 months
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Persistent defects may warrant PH surveillance post-PE; leaves open prognostic impact and need for intervention.
Even with adequate anticoagulation, nearly one-fifth of patients with acute pulmonary embolism have persistent perfusion defects at 24 months, which correlates with higher pulmonary pressures.
Mrózek et al. (2018) studied this question.
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