However, persistent dyspnea and perfusion defects are frequent after pulmonary embolism (PE), and the accuracy of transthoracic echo (TTE) is not great for precapillary Pulmonary Hypertension (PH).~This study proposed to seek for a specific proteomic pattern in patients admitted for a suspicion of Chronic ThromboEmbolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH).
Chronic ThromboEmbolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) is a rare but severe complication of pulmonary embolism (PE). CTEPH is evoked in patients with persistent dyspnea. According to international guidelines, symptomatic patients with perfusion defects on lung scan and Pulmonary Hypertension (PH)-likely transthoracic echo (TTE) must be evaluated in Pulmonary Hypertension (PH)-centers with right heart catheterism, to confirm or rule out the presence of precapillary Pulmonary Hypertension (PH), and precise the group of Pulmonary Hypertension (PH).