TY - JOUR
T1 - Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
T2 - Pearls and Pitfalls of Diagnosis
AU - Memon, Humna Abid
AU - Lin, C. Huie
AU - Guha, Ashrith
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is characterized by chronic obstruction of major pulmonary arteries by organized thromboembolic material. Untreated CTEPH can result in pulmonary hypertension and eventually right heart failure, yet it is the only form of pulmonary hypertension that is potentially curable with surgical or catheter-based intervention. While early diagnosis is key to increasing the likelihood of successful treatment, CTEPH remains largely underdiagnosed. This article reviews the role of echocardiogram, ventilation/perfusion scan, and other available modalities in the diagnosis of CTEPH.
AB - Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is characterized by chronic obstruction of major pulmonary arteries by organized thromboembolic material. Untreated CTEPH can result in pulmonary hypertension and eventually right heart failure, yet it is the only form of pulmonary hypertension that is potentially curable with surgical or catheter-based intervention. While early diagnosis is key to increasing the likelihood of successful treatment, CTEPH remains largely underdiagnosed. This article reviews the role of echocardiogram, ventilation/perfusion scan, and other available modalities in the diagnosis of CTEPH.
KW - chronic thromboemboli
KW - pulmonary angiography
KW - pulmonary hypertension
KW - ventilation/perfusion scan
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U2 - 10.14797/mdcj-12-4-199
DO - 10.14797/mdcj-12-4-199
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28289494
SN - 1947-6094
VL - 12
SP - 199
EP - 204
JO - Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal
JF - Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal
IS - 4
ER -