Involvement of pulmonary arteriopathy in the development and severity of reperfusion pulmonary edema after pulmonary endarterectomy

Reperfusion pulmonary edema (RPE) is a common complication after pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). However, the precise mechanisms underlying the development of RPE remain unclear. To evaluate the effects of pulmonary vasculopathy...

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Main Authors: Takayuki Jujo Sanada, Nobuhiro Tanabe, Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, Keiichi Ishida, Akira Naito, Seiichiro Sakao, Rika Suda, Hajime Kasai, Rintaro Nishimura, Toshihiko Sugiura, Ayako Shigeta, Yu Taniguchi, Masahisa Masuda, Koichiro Tatsumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-05-01
Series:Pulmonary Circulation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2045894019846439