Non-invasive early exclusion of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension after acute pulmonary embolism: the InShape II study.
Gudula J A M BoonYvonne M Ende-VerhaarRoisin BavaliaLahassan H El BouazzaouiMarion DelcroixOlga Dzikowska-DiduchMenno V HuismanKatarzyna KurnickaSaskia MiddeldorpPiotr PruszczykDieuwertje RuigrokPeter VerhammeHubert W VliegenAnton Vonk NoordegraafJoris W J VriendFrederikus Albertus Kloknull nullPublished in: Thorax (2021)
The InShape II algorithm accurately excluded CTEPH, without the need for echocardiography in the overall majority of patients. CTEPH was identified early after acute PE, resulting in a substantially shorter diagnostic delay than in current practice.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary embolism
- pulmonary hypertension
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- inferior vena cava
- chronic kidney disease
- machine learning
- primary care
- computed tomography
- healthcare
- left ventricular
- pulmonary artery
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- atrial fibrillation
- patient reported outcomes
- coronary artery
- quality improvement