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Historical perspective: surgery for chronic thromboembolic disease.

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Daily, PO; Auger, WR
Published in: Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
April 1999

Obstruction of major pulmonary vessels with organized thromboemboli is a rare sequelae of acute pulmonary embolic disease. Depending on the extent and duration of vascular occlusion, patients experiencing this unusual disorder may develop significant pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale. If left untreated, the ultimate clinical outcome is right heart failure and death. Over the past several decades, the description of this clinical entity has evolved from an autopsy curiosity to a recognized cause of chronic pulmonary hypertension. Also, during this same time period, surgical capabilities have greatly advanced, providing these patients a potentially life-saving remedy for this debilitating form of pulmonary vascular disease. This article provides a historical perspective for our current understanding of major vessel chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension as a distinct clinical disorder. It also chronicles the developments in surgical techniques that have made thromboendarterectomy of the pulmonary arterial bed a reality.

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Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

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ISSN

1043-0679

Publication Date

April 1999

Volume

11

Issue

2

Start / End Page

143 / 151

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Respiratory System
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Pulmonary Artery
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary
  • Humans
  • History, 20th Century
  • Endarterectomy
  • Chronic Disease
 

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Daily, P. O., & Auger, W. R. (1999). Historical perspective: surgery for chronic thromboembolic disease. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 11(2), 143–151. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1043-0679(99)70007-9
Daily, P. O., and W. R. Auger. “Historical perspective: surgery for chronic thromboembolic disease.Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 11, no. 2 (April 1999): 143–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1043-0679(99)70007-9.
Daily PO, Auger WR. Historical perspective: surgery for chronic thromboembolic disease. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1999 Apr;11(2):143–51.
Daily, P. O., and W. R. Auger. “Historical perspective: surgery for chronic thromboembolic disease.Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, vol. 11, no. 2, Apr. 1999, pp. 143–51. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s1043-0679(99)70007-9.
Daily PO, Auger WR. Historical perspective: surgery for chronic thromboembolic disease. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1999 Apr;11(2):143–151.
Journal cover image

Published In

Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

DOI

ISSN

1043-0679

Publication Date

April 1999

Volume

11

Issue

2

Start / End Page

143 / 151

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Respiratory System
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Pulmonary Artery
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary
  • Humans
  • History, 20th Century
  • Endarterectomy
  • Chronic Disease