Surgical and post-operative treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) have fibrous obstructions in their proximal pulmonary arteries, as well as a variable degree of secondary vascular remodelling of distal, surgically inaccessible, small pulmonary vessels. Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is currently...
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| Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2010-03-01
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| Series: | European Respiratory Review |
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| Online Access: | http://err.ersjournals.com/cgi/content/full/19/115/64 |