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Algorithm for Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Disease (CTEPH)
Initial Imaging for Screening - V/Q scan - 90-100%
Thromboembolic Disease (CTEPH ... 94-100% sp for CTEPH ... Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty ... karanpdesai #cteph ... management #algorithm #cardiology
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Hypertension (CTEPH ... regurgitation) Diagnosis ... defects • Confirm diagnosis ... Pulmonary-Artery Angioplasty ... Thromboendarterectomy #diagnosis
In-stent Restenosis vs In-stent Thrombosis
 • In-stent Restenosis: Re-narrowing or blockage of a previously-treated artery by
artery by coronary angioplasty ... Thrombosis #comparison #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Mosaic Attenuation on Chest CT
 • Variable attenuation seen on a chest CT in a lobular
• DDx: BO, CTEPH ... Lung #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical