Low diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a biomarker for microvascular disease?

MeSH terms

• Biomarkers* / blood
• Carbon Monoxide* / metabolism
• Chronic Disease
• Humans
• Hypertension, Pulmonary* / diagnosis
• Hypertension, Pulmonary* / etiology
• Hypertension, Pulmonary* / physiopathology
• Microcirculation / physiology
• Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity*
• Pulmonary Embolism* / complications
• Pulmonary Embolism* / diagnosis
• Pulmonary Embolism* / physiopathology