title: Hypertension: Surgery remains treatment of choice for CTEPH.
abstract: The long-term outcomes of operated and nonoperated patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension were reported in a large, prospective, multicentre, European and Canadian registry. The long-term prognosis of operated patients was superior to that of nonoperated patients, indicating that surgery should be the first-choice treatment in this patient cohort.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Anton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vonk Noordegraaf
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Harm J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Bogaard
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D038622:Internationality; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D012042:Registries