Significance of diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide on chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Shun Minatsuki, Masaru Hatano, Kouta Funakoshi, Yu Taniguchi, Shiro Adachi, Takumi Inami, Kazuya Hosokawa, Jun Yamashita, Hitoshi Ogino, Ichizo Tsujino, Nobuhiro Yaoita, Nobutaka Ikeda, Nobuhiro Tanabe, Hiroto Shimokawahara, Kayoko Kubota, Ayako Shigeta, Koichiro Tatsumi, Koshin Horimoto, Yoshito Og · 2026
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Shun Minatsuki and a large registry team test a lung diffusion measure as a prognosis tool in clot-based lung hypertension. Their study from twenty twenty-six uses Japan's nationwide registry. Chronic clots raise lung artery pressure and strain the heart. Low diffusion capacity signals small-vessel disease within the lungs.
Over twelve hundred patients entered the registry analysis. Treatment subgroups had surgery or balloon procedures. Lower diffusion predicted smaller pressure improvements after treatment. It also predicted higher risk of later clinical events. Outcomes worsened notably below a threshold near sixty percent. The simple breathing test thus stratifies patients usefully. Treatment expectations can be set before invasive procedures.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Shun Minatsuki, Masaru Hatano, Kouta Funakoshi, Yu Taniguchi, Shiro Adachi, Takumi Inami, Kazuya Hosokawa, Jun Yamashita, Hitoshi Ogino, Ichizo Tsujino, Nobuhiro Yaoita, Nobutaka Ikeda, Nobuhiro Tanabe, Hiroto Shimokawahara, Kayoko Kubota, Ayako Shigeta, Koichiro Tatsumi, Koshin Horimoto, Yoshito Og |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 16 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |