Occurrence of pulmonary hypertension following acute pulmonary embolism

Dr. Richard Channick discusses the likelihood of a patient developing pulmonary hypertension following an acute pulmonary embolism. In one database study, the incidence was reported to be 8%, a higher number than expected. Recorded at the 2015 ATS annual conference.

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Thanks for the info. I have had three episodes of pulmonary embolism since 1988 caused by anti phospholipid syndrome. Now I have pulmonary hypertension that has just been diagnosed.im just trying to educate myself.

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You’re crazy if you think people want to get surgery to cut open their lungs and remove the clots. I can only imagine how many problems will result from that. When you can just let your body dissipate the clots naturally. In my case I got it from sitting still at a desk and working for 12 hours a day. So now I have a sit stand desk and a little Peteler machine under my desk and I’m on Eliquis