Diagnostic testing to guide the management of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: state of the art
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a life-threatening and debilitating disease affecting up to 5% of survivors of pulmonary embolism. Diagnostic testing is important to distinguish it from other forms of pulmonary hypertension and to assess the feasibility of pulmonary endarter...
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Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2010-03-01
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Series: | European Respiratory Review |
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Online Access: | http://err.ersjournals.com/cgi/content/full/19/115/55 |