Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
What every physician needs to know: Prospective observational studies suggest that the cumulative incidence of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is in the range of 0.57-3.8 percent following an episode of acute pulmonary embolism. Survival without intervention is poor and, similar to other forms of pulmonary hypertension, is proportional to the degree of pulmonary hypertension…
