Open AccessFunctional Characterization of Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Disease
Author(s) -
Matthias Held,
Philipp Kolb,
M Grün,
B. Jany,
G. Hübner,
Aleksandar Grgic,
R. van Lil Holl,
HansJoachim Schaefers,
Heinrike Wilkens
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000447247
Subject(s) - medicine , oxygen pulse , pulmonary hypertension , cardiology , interquartile range , anaerobic exercise , pulmonary artery , vo2 max , blood pressure , heart rate , physical therapy
Patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease (CTED) have persistent pulmonary vascular obstruction and exercise intolerance without pulmonary hypertension at rest and may benefit from pulmonary endarterectomy. However, up to now, CTED has been poorly characterized.
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