Hemodynamic and ventilatory responses during exercise in chronic thromboembolic disease

Patients with chronic thromboembolic disease (CTED) may suffer from exercise intolerance without pulmonary hypertension at rest. Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) for symptomatic CTED results in improvement of symptoms and quality of life. Neither the pathophysiology of the exercise limitation nor the...

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Published in:	The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Vol. 152; no. 3; pp. 763 - 771
Main Authors:	van Kan, Coen, van der Plas, Mart N, Reesink, Herre J, van Steenwijk, Reindert P, Kloek, Jaap J, Tepaske, Robert, Bonta, Peter I, Bresser, Paul
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.09.2016
Subjects:	chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension cardiopulmonary exercise test right heart catheterization pulmonary endarterectomy pulmonary hypertension
ISSN:	1097-685X
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