Key result
Chronic, massive pulmonary arterial thromboembolism has historically received less diagnostic and therapeutic attention than acute pulmonary embolism due to its less dramatic clinical presentation.
Population
Patients with chronic unilateral pulmonary-artery thrombosis
Design
Other
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Supports increased diagnostic vigilance for insidious presentations; leaves open dedicated trials for chronic thromboembolic management.
Highlights the clinical presentation and historical under-recognition of chronic massive pulmonary arterial thromboembolism compared to acute pulmonary embolism.
Moser et al. (1965) conducted a review in Chronic Unilateral Pulmonary-Artery Thrombosis. Chronic, massive pulmonary arterial thromboembolism has historically received less diagnostic and therapeutic attention than acute pulmonary embolism due to its less dramatic clinical presentation.