Pharmacological therapy for patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a rare but life-threatening disease resulting from unresolved thromboembolic obstructions. Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) surgery is the gold-standard treatment as it is potentially curative; however, not all patients are deemed operable and u...

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Main Author: Marius M. Hoeper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2015-06-01
Series:European Respiratory Review
Online Access:http://err.ersjournals.com/content/24/136/272.full

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