Description of the disease * EnglishPolish Pobierz sekcję do PDF Definition A rare complication of acute pulmonary embolism (PE), either symptomatic or not, that is characterized by fibrotic intravascular material occlusion of pulmonary arteries in combination with a secondary microvasculopathy of vessels less than 500 µm. The consequence is an increase in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) and progressive right heart failure. Disease data Classification Disease Synonyms CTEPH CTEPH ORPHA code 70591 OMIM code 612862 ICD10 code - ICD11 code BB01.3 *Soruce Extended description of the disease Pobierz sekcję do PDF No additional description. Orphanet - interntowa baza danych dotyczących rzadkich chorób i sierochych leków. ©INSERM 1999 - Dostępna na stronie www.orphanet.pl