title: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
abstract: Chronic, major-vessel thromboembolic disease represents a potentially correctable form of pulmonary hypertension. A thorough understanding of the unique problems associated with each aspect of care in these patients is essential to ensure a minimal perioperative mortality and satisfactory long-term outcome. This article reviews the cause, natural history, evaluation, surgical management, and postoperative course of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension undergoing thromboendarterectomy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California at San Diego, UCSD Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Fedullo
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Auger
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Channick
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Moser
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Jamieson
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D004691:Endarterectomy; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery