Factors affecting the quality of life before and after surgery in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
Oksana KamenskayaAsya KlinkovaIrina LoginovaAlexander ChernyavskiyVladimir V LomivorotovAlexander KaraskovPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2017)
Surgical treatment for CTEPH leads to an increase in QoL in all SF-36 subscales, excluding general health perceptions. Factors affecting QoL in patients with CTEPH included severity of pulmonary arterial hypertension, comorbidity, and complications in the early postoperative period after PTE, such as heart failure, neurologic problems, residual pulmonary hypertension, and prolonged ventilation.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary hypertension
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- pulmonary artery
- heart failure
- mental health
- healthcare
- public health
- atrial fibrillation
- patients undergoing
- primary care
- left ventricular
- health information
- mechanical ventilation
- respiratory failure
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- acute heart failure
- human health