Rising COVID-19 related acute pulmonary emboli but falling national chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension referrals from a large national dataset.

Joseph NewmanIryna BoubriakDavid JenkinsChoo NgAlessandro RuggieroNicholas ScreatonJohn CannonMark Toshner

Published in: ERJ open research (2021)

The average rate of new #CTEPH referrals has dropped by 32% in the UK during the pandemic, despite the high incidence of #COVID19 related pulmonary emboli. There have been no recorded new cases of CTEPH caused by COVID-19. A prospective study is underway. https://bit.ly/37msP2G.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary artery
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
pulmonary arterial hypertension
quality improvement
drug induced
liver failure
risk factors
coronary artery
hepatitis b virus
acute respiratory distress syndrome