Evaluating cardiopulmonary function following acute pulmonary embolism.
Mads Dam LyhneGiridhar DasegowdaGiridhar DasegowdaChristopher TanayanMannudeep K KalraDavid M DudzinskiPublished in: Expert review of cardiovascular therapy (2022)
Echocardiography is a first test in symptomatic patients post-pulmonary embolism, with ventilation/perfusion scanning vital to determination of whether there is chronic residual emboli. The role of computed tomography and magnetic resonance in assessing the pulmonary arterial tree in post-pulmonary embolism patients is evolving. Functional testing, in particular cardiopulmonary exercise testing, is emerging as an important modality to quantify and determine cause of functional limitation. It is possible that future investigations of the post-pulmonary embolism recovery period will better inform treatment decisions for acute pulmonary embolism patients.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary embolism
- inferior vena cava
- end stage renal disease
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- liver failure
- magnetic resonance imaging
- pulmonary hypertension
- positron emission tomography
- intensive care unit
- high resolution
- hepatitis b virus
- body composition
- atrial fibrillation
- solid phase extraction
- aortic dissection
- molecularly imprinted