Parenchymal scarring is associated with restrictive spirometric defects in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Authors :: Morris, Timothy A.
Auger, William R.
Ysrael, Mariana Z.
Olson, Linda K.
Channick, Richard N.
Fedullo, Peter F.
Moser, Kenneth M.
Source :: Chest. August 1996, Vol. 110 Issue 2, p399, 5 p.
Publication Year :: 1996
Abstract: The finding of a restrictive pulmonary defect may divert clinicians from considering the diagnosis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension because lung volumes are usually normal in this disorder. We have, [...]

Subjects :: Pulmonary embolism -- Complications and side effects
Pulmonary hypertension -- Causes of -- Complications and side effects
Health
Complications and side effects
Causes of

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