CHRONIC THROMBO-EMBOLIC PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

Course overview

CHRONIC PULMONARY EMBOLISM (ALSO KNOWN AS CHRONIC THROMBOEMBOLIC PULMONARY HYPERTENSION) IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING CONDITION AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY. IT IS AN UNCOMMON DISEASE WITH LOW PHYSICIAN AWARENESS AND A LONG SILENT PERIOD. IT FREQUENTLY GETS MISDIAGNOSED, AND ITS PREVALENCE UNDERESTIMATED. TO AVOID THE ADVERSE EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONDITION, IT REQUIRES PROMPT DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PULMONARY EMBOLISM AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.