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We present a diagnostically challenging case of intimal sarcoma of the pulmonary artery (PA) due to the histologic finding of a sclerosing appearance with no appreciable spindle/pleomorphic cell proliferation.
Kisaki Amemiya +8 more
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In this article, we present the case of a 38-year-old female who suffered from serious respiratory distress. After an extensive pulmonary artery imaging diagnostic work-up (CTPA, MRA and PET), we were unable to differentiate between chronic ...
Helen Triantafyllidi +9 more
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A massive pulmonary thromboembolism after pulmonary endarterectomy: A case report
Pulmonary endarterectomy is a first choice treatment for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension which may be a complication of pulmonary thromembolism.
AKGÜN, Metin +3 more
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Pulmonary endarterectomy normalizes interventricular dyssynchrony and right ventricular systolic wall stress [PDF]
Background: Interventricular mechanical dyssynchrony is a characteristic of pulmonary hypertension. We studied the role of right ventricular (RV) wall stress in the recovery of interventricular dyssynchrony, after pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) in ...
Gert-Jan Mauritz +29 more
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BACKGROUND: The success of pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is usually evaluated by performing a right heart catheterisation (RHC).
Symersky, Petr +29 more
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Anesthesia Management for a Patient Undergoing Pulmonary Endarterctomy without Cardiopulmonary Bypass [PDF]
Pulmonary endarterectomy is a curative procedure for chronic thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension. As usual, cardiopulmonary bypass circuit is required. However, there are several complications attributed to extracorporeal circulation.
Ayten Saracoglu +5 more
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BACKGROUND: Between 16% and 51% of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension will have residual pulmonary hypertension (PH) after pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA).
de Man, Frances S. +16 more
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A case of pulmonary endarterectomy in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension - a happily completed odyssey [PDF]
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is a rare condition that is usually a consequence of prior acute pulmonary embolism. It is caused by persistent obstruction of pulmonary arteries by organized thrombi resulting in redistribution of blood flow
E. Dimitrova +3 more
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The standard treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA); however, it may be unsuitable in the presence of comorbidities such as cardiac shock and severe hypoxia.
Hiroto Tamura +2 more
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An Improved Technique for Pulmonary Endarterectomy
We report a modified technique for pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) on a 67-year-old man with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) who presented with dyspnea. He was referred to our medical center for coronary artery bypass grafting. CTEPH had not been detected in his first visit to another medical center, but upon re-evaluation, the ...
Azari, Ali +3 more
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