The changing landscape of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension management.

ABSTRACT: For patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), the current standard of care involves surgical removal of fibro-thrombotic obstructions by pulmonary endarterectomy. While this approach has excellent outcomes, significant proportions of patients are not eligible for surgery or suffer from persistent/recurrent pulmonary hypertension after the procedure. The availability of balloon pulmonary angioplasty and the approval of the first medical therapy for use in CTEPH have significantly improved the outlook for patients ineligible for pulmonary endarterectomy. In this comprehensive review, we discuss the latest developments in the rapidly evolving field of CTEPH. These include improvements in imaging modalities and advances in surgical and interventional techniques, whic

SUBMITTER: Madani M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9488650 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature