About the Authors
- Vatshalan Santhirapala
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Affiliations Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom, National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI) Cardiovascular Science, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom, Respiratory Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
- Louisa C. Williams
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Affiliation Respiratory Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
- Hannah C. Tighe
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Affiliation Respiratory Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
- James E. Jackson
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Affiliation Department of Imaging, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
- Claire L. Shovlin
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* E-mail: c.shovlin@imperial.ac.uk
Affiliations National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI) Cardiovascular Science, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom, Respiratory Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: VS CLS. Performed the experiments: LCW HT JEJ CLS. Analyzed the data: VS CLS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LCW HCT JEJ CLS. Wrote the paper: CLS. Generated the database: VS. Assigned exercise tolerance grades: VS CLS. Performed pulmonary function measurements: LCW HCT. Advised on oxygen guidelines: LCW HCT. Performed embolisations and associated measurements: JEJ. Reviewed all patients: CLS. Performed statistical analyses presented: CLS. Generated the figures: CLS. Reviewed and approved the final article: VS LCW HT JEJ CLS. Guarantor of the data: CLS.