Open AccessPreditores de hipertensão pulmonar após tromboembolia pulmonar de risco intermédio a elevado
Author(s) -
André Barros,
Rui Baptista,
Antony Nogueira,
Elisabete Jorge,
Rogério Teixeira,
Graça Castro,
Pedro Monteiro,
Luís A. Providência
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
revista portuguesa de cardiologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.266
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2174-2030
pISSN - 0870-2551
DOI - 10.1016/j.repc.2013.02.008
Subject(s) - medicine , gynecology
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 episode.
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