Symptom-related screening programme for early detection of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension after acute pulmonary embolism: the SYSPPE study

Conclusions
The implementation of this simple strategy based on symptom evaluation by phone diagnosed more than doubled the number of CTEPH cases. Dedicated follow-up algorithms for PE survivors help diagnosing CTEPH earlier.

Trial registration number
NCT03953560.

Source: Thorax - January 18, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Marin-Romero, S., Ballaz-Quincoces, A., Gomez-Cuervo, C., Marchena-Yglesias, P. J., Lopez-Miguel, P., Francisco-Albesa, I., Pedrajas-Navas, J. M., Lumbierres, M., Aibar-Arregui, M. A., Bosco Lopez-Saez, J., Perez-Pinar, M., Baeza-Martinez, C., Riera-Mestr Tags: Open access, Thorax Pulmonary vasculature Source Type: research