Pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension: an institutional experience†

Pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension: an institutional experience.

OBJECTIVE Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is the treatment of choice for patients with chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). The aim of this study was to review our initial experience since the implementation of our program. METHODS Data were collected prospectively on all patients who underwent PEA between March 2011 and March 2012. RESULTS Forty-nine patients (20 male, 29...

Predictors of infection after pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension.

OBJECTIVE Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is an effective and potentially curative treatment for chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). The postoperative course after PEA is accompanied by a number of complications, which contribute to the high rate of early postoperative mortality. Markers allowing the early detection of infectious complication during the postoperative period m...

Incidence of chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension following acute pulmonary thrombo-embolism: an Indian perspective.

Chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) remains a severe disabling disease causing a significant amount of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The incidence and severity of this condition is quite obscure. The initial inciting event, the reason of progression, the natural history of the disease and the predictors of adverse outcomes are not yet adequately clarified. From the India...

Successful thrombo-embolectomy in long-standing thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension.

Interventricular asynchrony in Chronic Thrombo Embolic Pulmonary Hypertension recovers after pulmonary endarterectomy: role of right ventricular wall stress

Methods Reduction of RV wall stress was accomplished by pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA), which is the surgical removal of thrombo-emboli out of the pulmonary arteries. In 13 consecutive patients with CTEPH, MRI myocardial tagging (29 ms temporal resolution) was applied before and after PEA (fig 1). For the left ventricular (LV) free wall, septum (S) and RV free wall, the time to peak (Tpeak) of ...