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Aim. To study the right heart remodeling and level of N-terminal brain natriuretic peptide (Nt-proBNP) in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Material and methods. Patients (n=79) after pulmonary embolism were included into the study. The main group consisted of patients (n=43) with an increase in systolic pulmonary artery pressure (SPAP) >30 mm Hg: 30 (37.9%) patients had pulmonary hypertension (PH) degree I, and 13 (16.5%) — PH degree II–III. Group of comparison con- sisted of 36 patients expired pulmonary embolism and having SPAP 2) were detected in 19.4%, 16.7% and 61.5% of patients of comparison group, PH I and PH II–III patients, respectively. According to myocardial tissue Doppler echocardiography Em/Am |
