Journal article
Surgical and Device Interventions in the Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Disease
Pulmonary therapy, v 9(2), pp 207-221
01 Jun 2023
PMID: 36800165
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Abstract
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease (CTEPD) is characterized by unresolved clot burden in large pulmonary arteries, obstructive disease in smaller arteries, and increased downstream clot burden. This occurs in the setting of abnormal fibrinolysis or hematological disorders. Up to 50% of patients in some studies are unaware of a self-history of a deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism. Ultimately, they present with symptoms of pulmonary hypertension (PH), which can result in right heart failure (RHF). Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is curative, though many patients have prohibitive surgical risk or surgically inaccessible disease, warranting other interventions such as balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) and medical therapy. Rarely, other treatment options may be implemented. We focus this review on PEA and BPA, with an overview of the history of CTEPD and the evolution of these procedures. We will briefly discuss other treatment modalities.
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- Title
- Surgical and Device Interventions in the Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Disease
- Creators
- Hayah Kassis-George - Allegheny Gen Hosp, Cardiovasc Inst, Div Heart Failure & Pulm Hypertens, Allegheny Hlth Network, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 USACandice Lee - Allegheny General HospitalMithun Chakravarthy - Allegheny General HospitalManreet Kanwar - Allegheny General Hospital
- Publication Details
- Pulmonary therapy, v 9(2), pp 207-221
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 15
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Cardiology; Surgery; General Internal Medicine
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000937554100001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85148213638
- Other Identifier
- 991021932104204721
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