Does thromboendarterectomy improve hemodynamics and survival in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension?
Thromboendarterectomy is a recognized treatment for improving hemodynamics and survival in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
One cause of pulmonary hypertension is chronic thromboembolic obstruction of the pulmonary arteries. If this condition is recognized, thromboendarterectomy can lead to improvements in hemodynamics and in survival.
Fedullo et al. (Thu,) studied this question.
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