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Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: Likelihood Ratios

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 likelihood ratios of findings for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension are listed below. See the left navigation bar to change the display.

Good Positive and Negative Likelihood Ratios

Finding +LR-LR Comments, Study
V/Q scan Edit 9.60

in pulmonary hypertension patients

Study: J Nucl Med. 2007 May;48(5):680-4. PMID 17475953

CT angiography Edit 510.5

in pulmonary hypertension patients

Study: J Nucl Med. 2007 May;48(5):680-4. PMID 17475953