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Identification of the Novel Variants in Patients With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 3 Nov 2020
Yaoita Nobuhiro, Satoh Kimio, Satoh Taijyu, Shimizu Toru, Saito Sakae, Sugimura Koichiro, Tatebe Shunsuke, Yamamoto Saori, Aoki Tatsuo, Kikuchi Nobuhiro, Kurosawa Ryo, Miyata Satoshi, Nagasaki Masao, Yasuda Jun, Shimokawa Hiroaki
Abstract excerpt
Background Although chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) and acute pulmonary embolism (APE) share some clinical manifestations, a limited proportion of patients with CTEPH have a history of APE. Moreover, in histopathologic studies, it has been revealed that pulmonary vasculature lesions similar to pulmonary arterial hypertension existed in patients with CTEPH. Thus, it remains unknown whether...
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