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Hipertensão pulmonar tromboembólica crônica (HPTEC) é caracterizada pela persistência de tromboêmbolos na forma de tecido organizado obstruindo as artérias pulmonares. A consequência é um aumento da resistência vascular pulmonar (RVP), resultando em hipertensão pulmonar (HP) e insuficiência cardíaca direita progressiva. | |||
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Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is characterised by the persistence of thromboemboli in the form of organised tissue obstructing the pulmonary arteries. The consequence is an increase in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) resulting in pulmonary hypertension (PH) and progressive right heart failure. | |||
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Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is characterised by the persistence of thromboemboli in the form of organised tissue obstructing the pulmonary arteries. The consequence is an increase in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) resulting in pulmonary hypertension (PH) and progressive right heart failure.
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| English | Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension |
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is characterised by the persistence of thromboemboli in the form of organised tissue obstructing the pulmonary arteries. The consequence is an increase in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) resulting in pulmonary hypertension (PH) and progressive right heart failure. |
