Drs Vallerie McLaughlin and Richard Channick discuss the diagnosis and treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

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Resources

Pulmonary Hypertension https://www.medscape.com/answers/303098-93380/what-is-pulmonary-hypertension

Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500057-overview

Pulmonary Embolism https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/300901-overview

Determinants of Diagnostic Delay in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: Results From the European CTEPH Registry https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/52/6/1801687

Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams: Purpose, Evidence for Efficacy, and Future Research Directions https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6611377

V/Q Scan https://www.medscape.com/answers/300901-8522/how-is-vq-scanning-used-for-the-diagnosis-of-pulmonary-embolism-pe

Multidetector Computed Tomography for Acute Pulmonary Embolism https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa052367

Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/556058_4

Dynamic Risk Stratification of Patient Long-term Outcome After Pulmonary Endarterectomy: Results From the United Kingdom National Cohort https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27052413/

Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension https://err.ersjournals.com/content/26/143/160119

Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty as a Treatment in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: Past, Present, and Future https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32056029/

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Clinical Presentation https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/303098-clinical

Riociguat https://reference.medscape.com/drug/adempas-riociguat-999863

Long-term Clinical Value and Outcome of Riociguat in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6396196/

Riociguat Prescribing Information https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2017/204819s006lbl.pdf