Incidence and risk factors of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in patients with diagnosis of pulmonary embolism for the first time in real world.

Yongping YuLi YangYuhai ZhangLiang DongJingwen XiaNing ZhuXinpeng HanLiying FangYaqin ChaiMengjie NiuLingli LiuXuemin YangShuoyao QuSheng-Qing Li

Published in: The clinical respiratory journal (2018)

In real world, CTEPH is a relatively common and serious complication in PE patients diagnosed for the first time. Early diagnosis and treatment of PE will decrease the incidence of CTEPH in these unspecified patients.

Keyphrases

pulmonary embolism
pulmonary hypertension
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
risk factors
atrial fibrillation
pulmonary arterial hypertension
coronary artery