Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a frequently used tool in the differential
diagnosis of dyspnoea. Ventilatory inefficiency, defined as high minute ventilation (V′ E) …

Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is not only a serious and potentially life-threatening disease
in the acute phase, in recent years it has become evident that it may also have a major …

Background Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) may provide prognostically valuable
information during follow-up after pulmonary embolism (PE). Our objective was to …

Background Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) has been demonstrated to improve
cardiac function and exercise capacity in patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic …

Background Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is frequently used for the evaluation
of patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH). Non-operable distal chronic thromboembolic …

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is characterized by severe exercise limitation mainly attributed
to the impairment of right ventricular function resulting from a concomitant elevation of …

BACKGROUND: An important and common cause of pulmonary hypertension (PH) is
chronic thromboembolic PH (CTEPH). Many care gaps exist in the evaluation of CTEPH …

Aim of this narrative review is to summarize the functional and hemodynamic implications of
acute PE and PE sequelae, namely the post-PE syndrome. Briefly, we will first describe the …

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) remains an ominous diagnosis despite advances in
pharmacological and surgical therapy. Early and effective diagnosis is important for …

Introduction Pulmonary embolism is a common cause of cardiopulmonary mortality and
morbidity worldwide. Survivors of acute pulmonary embolism may experience dyspnea …