Air pollution as a CAtalyzer of defective angiogenesis Driving chronic thromboEmbolic pulMonary hypertension progression: Insights from in vivo and in vitro ApproachesAcronym: ACADEMIA KU Leuven
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a rare complication of pulmonary embolism (PE). However, the absence of specific symptoms prevents or delays its diagnosis. Treatment is complex, involving high-risk surgery, angioplasty and drugs, and is not always efficient. There is a crucial need to understand why a subset of patients develop CTEPH after acute PE and to implement therapeutic strategy preventing the progression of CTEPH ...