Predictors of pulmonary hypertension after intermediate-to-high risk pulmonary embolism
Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common cardiovascular emergency that, when combined with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (PH), is associated with high mortality and morbidity. We aimed to determine the incidence of and predisposing factors for the development of PH after a PE...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-11-01
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| Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition) |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204913001943 |