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.
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9300 Campus Point Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. bauger@UCSD.edu
William R
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Auger
Kim M
KM
Kerr
Nick H S
NH
Kim
Ori
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Ben-Yehuda
Kirk U
KU
Knowlton
Peter F
PF
Fedullo
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