Early experience with pulmonary endarterectomy in Bulgaria-case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a condition that limits the quality of life and life expectancy. The predicted mortality at 1 year is estimated at 30-40% without treatment. Of the types of PAH, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is most amenable to treatment and guidelines recommend pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) surgery for 'operable' patients (where disease is found in the proximal pulmonary vessels). Traditionally these patients were referred to a European centre with the complexities of international travel, pre- and post-operative care, and funding. We sought to establish a national PEA programme to serve the Bulgarian population and avoid some of the problems of international healthcare.

Case description

A total of 11 patients und

SUBMITTER: Ignatov G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10061464 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature