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  • Pulmonary Hypertension after PE – CTEPH

    Pulmonary hypertension affects up to 4 % of PE patient and typically occurs within the first 2 years after a PE.  It is defined as a mean pulmonary artery pressure of ≥ 25 mm Hg by right heart catheterization, with normal pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, and elevated pulmonary vascular resistance.  Pulmonary hypertension occurring after an…

  • Chronic Lung Damage after PE – Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH)

    Blood clots in the lung (pulmonary embolism, PE) often completely dissolve within a few weeks or months and a patient’s symptoms of shortness and breath and chest pain disappear.  Many people return to their normal self and have no physical limitations thereafter. Other people have some residual symptoms of shortness of breath or chest discomfort,…