Improvement in the pulmonary circulation following pulmonary thromboendarterectomy

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 2001 English Publisher:BMJJournal:Heart, volume 85, pages 612-612 (issn: 1355-6037, eissn: 1468-201X,

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Authors: R, Sayeed; R, Coulden; J, Dunning;

doi: 10.1136/heart.85.6.612

pmid: 11359734

pmc: PMC1729766

Improvement in the pulmonary circulation following pulmonary thromboendarterectomy

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Abstract

Chronic pulmonary thromboembolic disease is an insidious, life threatening condition that develops as a long term complication of the incomplete resolution of pulmonary embolism. Patients present with progressive breathlessness on exertion and the prognosis is poor owing to the development of pulmonary hypertension, with less than 30% five year survival. …

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Male, Radiography, Pulmonary Circulation, Treatment Outcome, Humans, Endarterectomy, Middle Aged, Pulmonary Artery, Pulmonary Embolism, Magnetic Resonance Angiography

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