descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Aug 2004 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Cardiology Clinics, volume 22, pages 467-478 (issn: 0733-8651,

Authors: Patricia A, Thistlethwaite; Michael, Madani; Stuart W, Jamieson;

doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2004.04.009

pmid: 15302365

Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy surgery

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Abstract

Considerable progress has been made over the past decade in understanding the etiology, prevalence, natural history, and therapeutic approach to chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary endarterectomy is now widely recognized as the definitive treatment for chronic pulmonary hypertension resulting from thromboembolic disease. This article focuses on the surgical treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

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University of California, San Diego
United States
University of California, San Diego
United States

Keywords

Hypertension, Pulmonary, Patient Selection, Chronic Disease, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Humans, Endarterectomy, Pulmonary Embolism

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