Quality of life and functional status after pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: A Swedish single‐center study

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  Figure 1. Health‐related quality of life according to RAND 36‐Item Health Survey scores in 49 patients at late follow‐up after pulmonary endarterectomy (red line) and a Swedish age‐matched reference population (blue line). BP, bodily pain; GH, general health; ME, mental health; PF, physical functioning; RE, role emotional; RP, role physical; SF, social functioning; VT, vitality.

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  Figure 2. Functional status according to the Karnofsky Performance Status score in 42 patients at late follow‐up after pulmonary endarterectomy. In 74% of the patients, the Karnofsky Performance Status score was 80% or higher (i.e., “able to carry on normal activity”).

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  Figure 3. The upper panel shows the 6‐min walk distance in 51 patients before and late after pulmonary endarterectomy. Filled circles indicate individual patients, and the hollow circles and whiskers denote means and 95% confidence intervals, respectively. The mean difference (95% confidence interval) is shown in the lower panel. CI, confidence interval; Postop, postoperatively; Preop, preoperatively.

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  Figure 4. The upper panel shows the mean pulmonary artery pressure in 39 patients before and late after pulmonary endarterectomy. Filled circles indicate individual patients, and the hollow circles and whiskers denote means and 95% confidence intervals, respectively. The mean difference (95% confidence interval) is shown in the lower panel. CI, confidence interval; mmHg, millimeters of mercury; PAP, pulmonary artery pressure; Preop, preoperatively; Postop, postoperatively.

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  Figure 5. The upper panel shows the cardiac index in 35 patients before and late after pulmonary endarterectomy. Filled circles indicate individual patients, and the hollow circles and whiskers denote means and 95% confidence intervals, respectively. The mean difference (95% confidence interval) is shown in the lower panel. CI, confidence interval; Postop, postoperatively; Preop, preoperatively.

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  Figure 6. The distribution of CAMPHOR scores in 47 patients after pulmonary endarterectomy across the three domains: symptoms, activity, and quality of life. Circles represent individual patients and the thick lines represent the median CAMPHOR score. CAMPHOR, Cambridge Pulmonary Hypertension Outcome Review.