ISHLT members have recognized the importance of a consensus statement on the evaluation and management of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. The creation of this document required multiple steps, including the engagement of the ISHLT councils, approval by the Standards and Guidelines Committee, identification and selection of experts in the field, and the development of 6 working groups. Each working group provided a separate section based on an extensive literature search. These sections were then coalesced into a single document that was circulated to all members of the working groups. Key points were summarized at the end of each section. Due to the limited number of comparative trials in this field, the document was written as a literature review with expert opinion rather than based on level of evidence.

ISHLT 成员已经认识到就慢性血栓栓塞性肺动脉高压患者的评估和管理达成共识声明的重要性。该文件的创建需要多个步骤，包括 ISHLT 委员会的参与、标准和指南委员会的批准、该领域专家的识别和选择，以及 6 个工作组的发展。每个工作组都根据广泛的文献检索提供了一个单独的部分。然后将这些部分合并为一份文件，分发给工作组的所有成员。关键点在每个部分的末尾进行了总结。由于该领域的比较试验数量有限，该文件是作为具有专家意见的文献综述而不是基于证据水平编写的。