Chronic pulmonary embolism: Diagnosis

Katia Hidemi Nishiyama; Sachin S. Saboo; Yuki Tanabe; Dany Jasinowodolinski; Michael J. Landay; Fernando Uliana Kay

doi:10.21037/cdt.2018.01.09

Chronic pulmonary embolism: Diagnosis

Katia Hidemi Nishiyama, Sachin S. Saboo, Yuki Tanabe, Dany Jasinowodolinski, Michael J. Landay, Fernando Uliana Kay

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Abstract

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a complication of venous thromboembolic disease. Differently from other causes of pulmonary hypertension, CTEPH is potentially curable with surgery (thromboendarterectomy) or balloon pulmonary angioplasty. Imaging plays a central role in CTEPH diagnosis. The combination of techniques such as lung scintigraphy, computed tomography and magnetic resonance angiography provides non-invasive anatomic and functional information. Conventional pulmonary angiography (CPA) with right heart catheterization (RHC) is considered the gold standard method for diagnosing CTEPH. In this review, we discuss the utility of these imaging techniques in the diagnosis of CTEPH.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	253-271
Number of pages	19
Journal	Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy
Volume	8
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21037/cdt.2018.01.09
State	Published - Jun 2018

Keywords

Chronic
Computed tomography
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary hypertension
V/Q

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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