From venous thromboembolism to chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease

Abstract

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is a serious complication of acute venous thromboembolism which, if unrecognized and untreated, leads to death. This case report presents the development of pulmonary hypertension in a patient after pulmonary embolism.

Keywords

• pulmonary hypertension
• pulmonary embolism
• CTEPH