Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2010)
Diagnostic Evaluation and Management of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: A Clinical Practice Guideline
- Sanjay Mehta,
- Doug Helmersen,
- Steeve Provencher,
- Naushad Hirani,
- Fraser D Rubens,
- Marc De Perrot,
- Mark Blostein,
- Kim Boutet,
- George Chandy,
- Carole Dennie,
- John Granton,
- Paul Hernandez,
- Andrew M Hirsch,
- Karen Laframboise,
- Robert D Levy,
- Dale Lien,
- Simon Martel,
- Gerard Shoemaker,
- John Swiston,
- Justin Weinkauf
Affiliations
- Sanjay Mehta
- Southwest Ontario Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic, London Health Sciences Centre, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
- Doug Helmersen
- University of Calgary Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Peter Lougheed Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Steeve Provencher
- Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
- Naushad Hirani
- University of Calgary Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Peter Lougheed Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Fraser D Rubens
- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
- Marc De Perrot
- Toronto Pulmonary Endarterectomy Program, University of Toronto, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Mark Blostein
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
- Kim Boutet
- Centre for Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, and Sacré-Coeur Hospital Respiratory Division, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montreal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- George Chandy
- University of Ottawa Heart Institute Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic, Respirology Division, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
- Carole Dennie
- Thoracic and Cardiac Imaging Sections, The Ottawa Hospital, Cardiac Radiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
- John Granton
- University Health Network Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Division of Respirology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Paul Hernandez
- Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic, Respirology Division, Department of Medicine, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Andrew M Hirsch
- Center for Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Karen Laframboise
- Division of Respirology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Robert D Levy
- Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Respirology Division, Vancouver General Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Dale Lien
- University of Alberta Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Simon Martel
- Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
- Gerard Shoemaker
- Southwest Ontario Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic, London Health Sciences Centre, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
- John Swiston
- Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Respirology Division, Vancouver General Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Justin Weinkauf
- University of Alberta Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2010/704258
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 17,
no. 6
pp. 301 – 334
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary embolism is a common condition. Some patients subsequently develop chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Many care gaps exist in the diagnosis and management of CTEPH patients including lack of awareness, incomplete diagnostic assessment, and inconsistent use of surgical and medical therapies.
