Synopsis The current study demonstrated that chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) or ‘post-pulmonary embolism impairment’ (PPEI), occurs in almost one out of seven patients after acute intermediate-risk PE. Six-month echocardiographic follow-up may be useful for timely detection of late sequelae. This week's ' MED FACT ' discusses a clinical trial from Clinical Research in Cardiology, “ Incomplete echocardiographic recovery at 6 months predicts long-term sequelae after intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism. A post-hoc analysis of the Pulmonary Embolism Thrombolysis (PEITHO) trial ”.
Authors : Barco S, Russo M, Vicaut E, et.al. Key Takeaways Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) or ‘post-pulmonary embolism impairment’ (PPEI), occurs in almost one out of seven patients after acute intermediate-risk PE. Objective Study Type Participants To analyse the…
