Detrimental Impact of Comorbid Mental Disorders in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension ― A Retrospective Observational Study ―
Takeshi Adachi,
Shiro Adachi,
Yoshihisa Nakano
et al.
Abstract:Background:
The relationship between the prognosis of patients with both chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) and a mental disorder (MD) remains unclear.
Methods and Results:
The study group comprised 157 patients with CTEPH who underwent right heart catheterization and were subdivided into 2 groups according to the presence of MDs: MD and non-MD. The patients with MDs were defined as those who had visited a psychiatrist and were under psychotropic drug… Show more
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