Pulmonary endarterectomy for patients with chronic thromboembolic disease

Pulmonary endarterectomy for patients with chronic thromboembolic disease

Chronic thromboembolic disease (CTED) is characterized by persistent pulmonary thromboembolic occlusions without pulmonary hypertension. Early surgical treatment by performing pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) may improve symptoms. The goal of the study was to review our experience and early outcome of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Anatolian journal of cardiology 2018-04, Vol.19 (4), p.273-278
Hauptverfasser: Olgun Yıldızeli, Şehnaz, Kepez, Alper, Taş, Serpil, Yanartaş, Mehmed, Durusoy, Ali Fuad, Erkılınç, Atakan, Mutlu, Bülent, Kaymaz, Cihangir, Sunar, Hasan, Yıldızeli, Bedrettin
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Sprache:eng
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Original Investigation
Pulmonary arteries
Pulmonary hypertension
Surgery
Thromboembolism
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Zusammenfassung:Chronic thromboembolic disease (CTED) is characterized by persistent pulmonary thromboembolic occlusions without pulmonary hypertension. Early surgical treatment by performing pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) may improve symptoms. The goal of the study was to review our experience and early outcome of PEA in patients with CTED. Data were prospectively collected on all patients who underwent PEA between 2011 and 2015. Patients with CTED and a mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) of
ISSN:2149-2263
2149-2271
DOI:10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2018.37929