Pulmonary Endarterectomy in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: “State of the Art” and New Therapeutic Options
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Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) is considered the only type of pulmonary hypertension (PH) with a potentially curative surgical treatment. Even today, this pathology is not easily recognized and frequently diagnosis is delayed, with the consequent impairment of the prognosis. CTEPH presents with nonspecific symptoms and general practitioners may not be aware of the condition or potential for treatment. Current medical treatment is, at best, palliative. Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) offers the only possibility of symptomatic and prognostic improvement, being curative in most cases in the short and long term.
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تاریخ انتشار 2018