Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: An Update.
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a progressive pulmonary vascular disease with significant morbidity. It is a result of an alternate natural history in which there is limited resolution of thromboemboli with pulmonary artery obstruction leading to pulmonary hypertension (PH). CTEPH requires a thorough clinical assessment including pulmonary hemodynamics and radiologic evaluation in addition to consultation with an expert center. Surgical intervention remains the optimal management strategy. Select patients may be candidates for catheter-based intervention with balloon pulmonary angioplasty in centers with clinical expertise. Inoperable patients or those with post-intervention PH are treated with pulmonary hypertension-targeted medical therapy.
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Published In
DOI
EISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Location
Related Subject Headings
- Respiratory System
- Hypertension, Pulmonary
- Humans
- Chronic Disease
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
- 1103 Clinical Sciences