Composite indices of upstream pulmonary vascular impedance and capacitance do not help in identifying patients who should undergo pulmonary endarterectomy in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
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Vanden Eynden
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Bol Alima
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Racape
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El Oumeiri
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JL
Vachiéry
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G
Van Nooten
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001530:Belgium; D017097:Electric Impedance; D004691:Endarterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D011379:Prognosis; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014655:Vascular Resistance
Pulmonary hypertension; cardiac surgery