Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension developed in a female patient with lupus erythematosus and secondary antiphospholipid syndrome [PDF]
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is one of the potentially curable forms of pulmonary hypertension, in which pulmonary thromboendarterectomy is the gold standard treatment.
G A Movsisyan +8 more
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Percutaneous Interventional Therapy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is a form of precapillary pulmonary hypertension resulting from the incomplete resolution of pulmonary thromboemboli and formation of chronic, fibrotic, flow-limiting obstructions within the pulmonary ...
Ehtisham Mahmud, MD, Lawrence Ang, MD
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Chronic Embolic Pulmonary Hypertension Caused by Pulmonary Embolism and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Inhibition [PDF]
Our understanding of the pathophysiological basis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) will be accelerated by an animal model that replicates the phenotype of human CTEPH.
Brown, Mary B. +8 more
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Beating heart coronary surgery and renal function: a prospective randomised study (Presented at 18th Spring Meeting of the Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists: Selected abstracts, Cambridge, UK. 22 June 2001) [PDF]
Introduction Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is widely regarded as an important contributor to renal failure, a well recognised complication, following coronary artery surgery (CABG).
A Tang +6 more
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Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension in a Child With Sickle Cell Disease
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is a potentially curable form of pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension (PH) resulting from incomplete resolution of pulmonary thromboemboli.
Robert Spencer +3 more
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American Lung Association Pulmonary Hypertension Roundtable: Executive Summary
ABSTRACT The American Lung Association and Pulmonary Hypertension Association convened a scientific roundtable of pulmonary hypertension experts to discuss the latest recommendations from the European Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) and from the 7th World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension (WSPH).
Nicholas Andreas Kolaitis +13 more
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Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty for the Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is a rare form of pulmonary hypertension in patients who have evidence of chronic thromboembolic occlusion of the pulmonary vasculature.
Lauren N. Carlozzi +2 more
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The insertion of ventriculoatrial (VA) shunts for the treatment of hydrocephalus is associated with the development of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH).
Rana Olguntürk +3 more
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Prostacyclins have no direct inotropic effect on isolated atrial strips from the normal and pressure-overloaded human right heart [PDF]
Prostacyclins are vasodilatory agents used in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. The direct effects of prostacyclins on right heart function are still not clarified.
Andersen, A +7 more
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ABSTRACT Studies have shown sex differences in the outcomes of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) and in patients who have undergone pulmonary endarterectomy. Limited data exist regarding outcomes of balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) for female versus male subjects.
Cze Ci Chan +7 more
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