Long-term clinical outcome of patients with persistent right ventricle dysfunction or pulmonary hypertension after acute pulmonary embolism | Zendy

Rafael Golpe | Zendy; Ana Testa-Fernández | Zendy; Luis A. PérezdeLlano | Zendy; Olalla CastroAñón | Zendy; Carlos González-Juanàtey | Zendy; Román Pérez-Fernández | Zendy; M.C. Fariñas | Zendy

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Long-term clinical outcome of patients with persistent right ventricle dysfunction or pulmonary hypertension after acute pulmonary embolism

Author(s) -

Rafael Golpe,

Ana Testa-Fernández,

Luis A. PérezdeLlano,

Olalla CastroAñón,

Carlos González-Juanàtey,

Román Pérez-Fernández,

M.C. Fariñas

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

european journal of echocardiography

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1525-2167

pISSN - 1532-2114

DOI - 10.1093/ejechocard/jer125

Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary embolism , pulmonary hypertension , cardiology , hazard ratio , ventricle , confidence interval , incidence (geometry) , heart failure , physics , optics

Persistent, echocardiography-assessed right ventricle dysfunction (RVD) and/or pulmonary hypertension (PHT) are relatively frequent findings after an acute pulmonary embolism (PE). It has been suggested that echocardiography might predict long-term adverse events. Our objectives were to evaluate the prognostic value of RVD or isolated PHT 6 months after an acute PE with regard to all-cause mortality or venous thromboembolism (VTE) recurrence.

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