[Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension with and without antiphospholipid syndrome].

Unlabelled: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTE-PH) is defined as the chronic obstruction by organized thrombi in pulmonary artery and their branches causing pulmonary hypertension. The objective is to evaluate features and outcome of CTE-PH in patients with and without coexisting antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). All patients studied at our Institution with CTE-PH between June 1993 and June 2005 were analyzed retrospectively.