Key result
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy is a potentially curable operation for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, a complication of acute pulmonary embolism which causes up to 200,000 deaths yearly.
Population
Patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) and acute pulmonary embolism
Design
Review
Authors
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May support evaluation for pulmonary thromboendarterectomy in CTEPH; leaves open confirmation by randomized trials.
Highlights the underdiagnosis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and emphasizes that it is a potentially curable condition through pulmonary thromboendarterectomy.
Dunning et al. (1999) conducted a review in Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy was evaluated. Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy is a potentially curable operation for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, a complication of acute pulmonary embolism which causes up to 200,000 deaths yearly.
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