Stress Echocardiography to Detect Exercise Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Disease

Key Points

• Exercise pulmonary hypertension is detected using stress echocardiography, improving diagnostic accuracy for certain patients.
• The clinical trial is registered under identifier NCT03405480, focusing on a specific patient population.
• This observational analysis assesses the effectiveness of echocardiography during stress/exercise tests to reveal hypertension.
• Such methods may enable early diagnosis, which is critical for effective treatment in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease.