Pulmonary Embolism (PE) to Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Disease (CTEPD) : Findings from a Survey of UK Physicians

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease (CTEPD) is a complication of pulmonary embolism (PE). We conducted an online survey of UK PE-treating physicians to understand practices in the follow-up of PE and awareness of CTEPD. The physicians surveyed (N = 175) included 50 each from cardiology, respiratory and internal medicine, plus 25 haematologists. Most (89%) participants had local guidelines for PE management, and 65% reported a PE follow-up clinic, of which 69% were joint clinics. Almost half (47%) had a protocol for the investigation of CTEPD. According to participants, 129 (74%) routinely consider a diagnosis of CTEPD and 97 (55%) routinely investigate for CTEPD, with 76% of those 97 participants investigating in patients who are symptomatic at 3 months and 22% investigating in all patients. This survey demonstrated variability in the follow-up of PE and the awareness of CTEPD and its investigation. The findings support the conduct of a national audit to understand the barriers to the timely detection of CTEPD.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:92

Enthalten in:

Advances in respiratory medicine - 92(2024), 1 vom: 09. Jan., Seite 45-57

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pepke-Zaba, Joanna [VerfasserIn]
Howard, Luke [VerfasserIn]
Kiely, David G [VerfasserIn]
Sweeney, Shruti [VerfasserIn]
Johnson, Martin [VerfasserIn]

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Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Journal Article
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary hypertension

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Date Completed 23.01.2024

Date Revised 24.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/arm92010007

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367380455