Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
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Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a long-term disease caused by a blockage in the blood vessels that deliver blood from the heart to the lungs (the pulmonary arterial tree). These blockages cause increased resistance to flow in the pulmonary arterial tree which in turn leads to rise in pressure in these arteries (pulmonary hypertension). The blockages either result from organised (or hardened) blood clots that usually originate from the deep veinsof the l… Frequency: 5 cases per million Diagnostic method: Invasively measured mean pulmonary arterial pressure combined with specialist imaging Usual onset: 63 years (median)
Frequency: 5 cases per million
Diagnostic method: Invasively measured mean pulmonary arterial pressure combined with specialist imaging
Usual onset: 63 years (median)
DA: 59 PA: 25 MOZ Rank: 15