Pathophysiology of right ventricular failure in acute pulmonary embolism and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a pictorial essay for the interventional radiologist

Abstract Pulmonary embolus (PE) is the third most common cause of cardiovascular death with more than 600,000 cases occurring in the USA per year. About 45% of patients with acute PE will have acute right ventricular failure, and up to 3.8% of patients will develop chronic thromboembolic pulmonary h...

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Principais autores:	Yolanda C. Bryce, Rocio Perez-Johnston, Errol B. Bryce, Behrang Homayoon, Ernesto G. Santos-Martin
Format:	Artigo
Sprog:	Inglês
Udgivet:	SpringerOpen 2019-02-01
Serier:	Insights into Imaging
Fag:	Right ventricular failure Submassive pulmonary embolism Massive pulmonary embolism Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Online adgang:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13244-019-0695-9
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