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Evaluation of patients with suspected chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

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Auger, WR; Channick, RN; Kerr, KM; Fedullo, PF
Published in: Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
April 1999

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) can be a difficult diagnosis to establish, typically requiring a high index of suspicion on the part of the clinician when challenged by a patient reporting exertional dyspnea. The importance of this diagnosis is heightened by the appreciation that it is a potentially curable form of pulmonary hypertension, by a surgical procedure called pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. This article highlights the clinical presentation, evaluation, and criteria for surgical candidacy of those patients suspected of having CTEPH.

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Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

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ISSN

1043-0679

Publication Date

April 1999

Volume

11

Issue

2

Start / End Page

179 / 190

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Respiratory System
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Pulmonary Artery
  • Lung
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary
  • Humans
  • Chronic Disease
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
 

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Auger, W. R., Channick, R. N., Kerr, K. M., & Fedullo, P. F. (1999). Evaluation of patients with suspected chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 11(2), 179–190. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1043-0679(99)70011-0
Auger, W. R., R. N. Channick, K. M. Kerr, and P. F. Fedullo. “Evaluation of patients with suspected chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 11, no. 2 (April 1999): 179–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1043-0679(99)70011-0.
Auger WR, Channick RN, Kerr KM, Fedullo PF. Evaluation of patients with suspected chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1999 Apr;11(2):179–90.
Auger, W. R., et al. “Evaluation of patients with suspected chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, vol. 11, no. 2, Apr. 1999, pp. 179–90. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s1043-0679(99)70011-0.
Auger WR, Channick RN, Kerr KM, Fedullo PF. Evaluation of patients with suspected chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1999 Apr;11(2):179–190.
Journal cover image

Published In

Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

DOI

ISSN

1043-0679

Publication Date

April 1999

Volume

11

Issue

2

Start / End Page

179 / 190

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Respiratory System
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Pulmonary Artery
  • Lung
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary
  • Humans
  • Chronic Disease
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology