Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension after the first episode of pulmonary embolism? How often?
Background: Surviving pulmonary embolism (PE) brings a risk of thromboembolic disease chronicity. Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) develops as a result of one or multiple pulmonary embolic events. It is an incapacitating long-term complication of thromboembolic disease with a ne...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Palacký University Olomouc, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Biomedical Papers |
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| Online Access: | https://biomed.papers.upol.cz/artkey/bio-201601-0016_Chronic_thromboembolic_pulmonary_hypertension_after_the_first_episode_of_pulmonary_embolism_How_often.php |