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Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: detection, medical and surgical treatment approach, and current outcomes.

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Poch, DS; Auger, WR
Published in: Heart Fail Rev
May 2016

Pulmonary hypertension due to chronic thromboembolic disease is potentially curable with pulmonary thromboendarterectomy surgery. As a result, it is important for clinicians to recognize and appropriately diagnose this form of pulmonary hypertension. Advances in this field with changes in surgical technique, the availability of PH-targeted medical therapy for select patient subgroups, and the development of balloon pulmonary angioplasty have broadened therapeutic options for patients. This review will examine what is known about the epidemiology and medical conditions placing patients at risk of developing this disease, will present an approach to evaluation of patients with suspected chronic thromboembolic disease, and will describe the surgical and non-surgical management of this unique patient population.

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Heart Fail Rev

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EISSN

1573-7322

Publication Date

May 2016

Volume

21

Issue

3

Start / End Page

309 / 322

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Venous Thromboembolism
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary
  • Humans
  • Endothelin Receptor Antagonists
  • Endarterectomy
  • Chronic Disease
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
 

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Poch, D. S., & Auger, W. R. (2016). Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: detection, medical and surgical treatment approach, and current outcomes. Heart Fail Rev, 21(3), 309–322. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10741-015-9518-3
Poch, David S., and William R. Auger. “Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: detection, medical and surgical treatment approach, and current outcomes.Heart Fail Rev 21, no. 3 (May 2016): 309–22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10741-015-9518-3.
Poch, David S., and William R. Auger. “Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: detection, medical and surgical treatment approach, and current outcomes.Heart Fail Rev, vol. 21, no. 3, May 2016, pp. 309–22. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s10741-015-9518-3.
Journal cover image

Published In

Heart Fail Rev

DOI

EISSN

1573-7322

Publication Date

May 2016

Volume

21

Issue

3

Start / End Page

309 / 322

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Venous Thromboembolism
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary
  • Humans
  • Endothelin Receptor Antagonists
  • Endarterectomy
  • Chronic Disease
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology