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Pulmonary endarterectomy and the cost of patient refusal [PDF]
The recommended treatment for operable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is pulmonary endarterectomy, and patients who refused surgery in the current study had worse long-term survival than those who underwent surgery http://ow.ly ...
Nick H, Kim, Eckhard, Mayer
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Decision-making in pulmonary endarterectomy surgery [PDF]
Clarification of certain issues related to the UK pulmonary endarterectomy referral pathway, emphasising the importance of referral of all patients with CTEPH to a surgical teamhttp://ow.ly ...
Robin, Condliffe +4 more
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ObjectivesPulmonary arterial hypertension causes right ventricular remodeling; that is, right ventricular dilatation, hypertrophy, and leftward ventricular septal bowing.
Kloek, Jaap J +18 more
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AIM: Haemodynamic normalisation is the ultimate goal of pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). However, whether normalisation of haemodynamics translates into normalisation of exercise capacity is ...
Symersky, Petr +10 more
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Chronic post-embolic pulmonary hypertension: a new target for medical therapies? [PDF]
The rationale for the use of pulmonary arterial hypertension-targeted drugs in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is based on four bundles of evidence, as follows: 1) the pathobiology of the disease, with a distal component of pre-capillary ...
Marion Delcroix
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Interventional therapies for chronic heart failure: An overview of recent developments
Abstract Heart failure (HF), the final manifestation of most cardiovascular diseases, has become a major global health concern, affecting millions of individuals. Despite basic drug treatments, patients present with high morbidity and mortality rates. However, recent advancements in interventional therapy have shown promising results in improving the ...
Bingchen Guo +7 more
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Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: Medical Treatment [PDF]
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is responsible for significant levels of morbidity and mortality. the estimated cumulative incidence of CTEPH is 2-4% among patients presenting with acute pulmonary thromboembolism.
Savas Ozsu +3 more
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ABSTRACT Carotid artery stenting (CAS) is an effective treatment for carotid stenosis. Proton‐pump inhibitors (PPIs) are commonly prescribed in the general population. However, the impact of PPI use on outcomes following CAS remains unknown. This study investigated the impact of PPI use on CAS using a retrospective, matched‐cohort analysis from the ...
Chia‐En Wong +7 more
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Pulmonary arterial intimal sarcomas (PAIS) are rare malignancies with a poor prognosis. Sarcomas present with signs and symptoms mimicking pulmonary thromboembolic disease, delaying the diagnosis. We present a 29-year-old male patient diagnosed with PAIS
AK, KORAY +4 more
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The outcome of reoperative pulmonary endarterectomy surgery [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is the treatment of choice for patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (PH). Despite excellent outcomes following PEA, a small proportion of patients have residual proximal disease or present with recurrent chronic thromboembolic PH and may benefit from further surgery.
Ali, Jason M +10 more
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