Abnormal Pulmonary Venous Filling: An Adjunct Feature in the Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiogram Assessment of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Background Hypodense filling defects within the pulmonary veins on computed tomography described as pulmonary vein sign (PVS) have been noted in acute pulmonary embolism and shown to be associated with poor prognosis. We evaluated venous flow abnormalities in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hyperte...

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Main Authors: Deepa Gopalan, Anna Nordgren‐Rogberg, Elizabeth Phuong Vi Le, Holly Pavey, Jason Tarkin, Sven Nyrén, William Auger, Peter Lindholm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-11-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.018075