Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: Sensitivity and Specificity

Introduction: Pulmonary Hypertension caused by chronic thromboemboli in the pulmonary arteries. See Pulmonary Embolism for diagnosis of the acute condition.

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The sensitivity and specificity of findings for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension are listed below. See the left navigation bar to change the display.

Sensitive and Specific Findings

Finding	Sensitivity	Specificity	Comments, Study
V/Q scan	96%	90%	in pulmonary hypertension patients Study: J Nucl Med. 2007 May;48(5):680-4. PMID 17475953

Specific Findings

Finding	Sensitivity	Specificity	Comments, Study
CT angiography	51%	99%	in pulmonary hypertension patients Study: J Nucl Med. 2007 May;48(5):680-4. PMID 17475953