Right ventricular pathology in chronic pulmonary hypertension

Right ventricular pathology in chronic pulmonary hypertension

We conclude that severe, sustained pulmonary hypertension due to PPH or CTEPH does not constitute a contraindication to surgical procedures aimed at reducing RV afterload.

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of cardiology 1996-09, Vol.78 (5), p.584-587
Hauptverfasser: Bradley, Stephen P., Auger, William R., Moser, Kenneth M., Fedullo, Peter F., Channick, Richard N., Bloor, Colin M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy
Cardiovascular disease
Chronic Disease
Coronary vessels
Female
Hemodynamics
Humans
Hypertension
Hypertension, Pulmonary - pathology
Hypertension, Pulmonary - physiopathology
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Myocardium - pathology
Pneumology
Pulmonary hypertension. Acute cor pulmonale. Pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary vascular diseases
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right - pathology
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right - physiopathology
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Zusammenfassung:We conclude that severe, sustained pulmonary hypertension due to PPH or CTEPH does not constitute a contraindication to surgical procedures aimed at reducing RV afterload.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00372-4