Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
During the past 2 decades, there has been a steady rise in the number of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) undergoing surgery and in the number of programs worldwide dedicated to the diagnosis and management of this patient population. This article discusses the natural history and clinical presentation of CTEPH, the evaluation of patients for pulmonary thromboendarterectomy, and the outcomes following surgery, along with a brief review of the procedure as performed at the University of California, San Diego.
Auger
William R
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Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9300 Campus Point Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. bauger@UCSD.edu
Kerr
Kim M
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Kim
Nick H S
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Ben-Yehuda
Ori
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Knowlton
Kirk U
KU
Fedullo
Peter F
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D002908:Chronic Disease; D004691:Endarterectomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D018579:Patient Selection; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery