Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension – surgical treatment options and our experience

Background: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is an increasingly recognized cause of pulmonary hypertension. Th e prognosis of untreated patients is poor. Th e treatment of choice is the potentially curative pulmonary endarterectomy, which is feasible in more than half of the cases. Th e...

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Main Authors: Matevž Herlander, Barbara Salobir, Matjaž Turel, Boris Devčič, Marjeta Terčelj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2009-12-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/412