Haemodynamics in patients with chronic post-embolic pulmonary hypertension.
Haemodynamic studies were undertaken in 30 patients with chronic post-embolic pulmonary hypertension (CPEPH), and the findings were compared with those found in acute thromboembolism of the pulmonary artery. The study showed that radiocardiographic examination is a useful supplementary method for diagnosing postembolic lesions of pulmonary arteries and for dynamic examination of patients after pulmonary embolism. The appearance of a "single-hump" curve on the radiocardiogram was an unfavourable prognostic sign and attested both to an increase of pulmonary hypertension or to a latent heart failure. The importance of radiocardiographic examination for determining the prognosis of the disease and for choosing the most suitable method of its treatment is analysed.
Antonova NYu
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Kostenko
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Kirienko
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Buyanova
Shilkrot IYu
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001810:Blood Volume; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000503:physiopathology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging