Distal vessel pulmonary thromboendarterectomy: Results from a single institution.

Timothy M FernandesNick H KimKim M KerrWilliam R AugerPeter F FedulloDavid S PochJenny YangDemosthenes G PapamatheakisMona AlotaibiMarie A BautistaVictor G PretoriusMichael M Madani

Published in: The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation (2023)

Thromboendarterectomy for distal (segmental and subsegmental) CTEPH is technically feasible and may result in favorable pulmonary hemodynamic outcomes, without increased mortality or morbidity.

Keyphrases

pulmonary hypertension
minimally invasive
cardiovascular events
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
adipose tissue