Pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in Cape Town, South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is the only definitive and potentially curative therapy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), associated with impressive improvements in symptoms and haemodynamics. However, it is only offered at a few centres in South Africa. The characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing PEA in Cape Town have not been reported previously.

Objectives

To assess the difference in World Health Organization functional class (WHO-FC) before and at least 6 weeks after surgery.

Methods

We interrogated the adult cardiothoracic surgery database at the University of Cape Town between December 2005 and April 2021 for patients undergoing PEA at Groote Schuur Hospital and a private hospital.

Results

A total of 32 patie

SUBMITTER: Davies-van Es SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10642406 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature