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CTEPH

CTEPH is the abbreviation of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

Meaning of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Noun

chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (uncountable, abbreviation CTEPH)

  1. A form of pulmonary hypertension caused by chronic, unresolved blood clots in the pulmonary arteries that become organized into fibrotic tissue. Persistent obstructions can increase resistance to blood flow through the lungs, which raises pulmonary artery pressure and places progressive strain on the right side of the heart.

Questions about CTEPH

What is CTEPH the abbreviation of?
CTEPH is the abbreviation of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

Words near CTEPH in the dictionary

  1. ctenostylids
  2. ctenotus
  3. ctenotuses
  4. ctenuchid
  5. ctenuchids
  6. CTEPH
  7. CTEs
  8. Ctesibian
  9. Ctesiphon
  10. Ctesiphonian
  11. Ctesiphonians

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