CTAF Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Kerr: CTAF chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is one of the five World Health Organization classifications of pulmonary hypertension. The majority of these patients have a history of acute pulmonary embolism. Kerr: These acute clots do not completely resolve in a small percentage of patients with acute PE go on to develop this disease.