{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["3(4)"],"submitter":["Toyoda Y"],"pubmed_abstract":["Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is a rare but serious condition caused by pulmonary artery thrombi. Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy through median sternotomy is the \"gold standard,\" but minimally invasive approaches are emerging. We describe a 22-year-old female athlete with May-Thurner syndrome and factor V Leiden and prothrombin mutations in whom pulmonary embolism developed. After failed thrombectomy, she underwent pulmonary thromboendarterectomy by J-shaped upper hemisternotomy. Circulatory arrest time was 24 minutes; cardiopulmonary bypass time, 131 minutes; and cross-clamp time, 51 minutes. This technique is feasible and safe, achieving comparable outcomes to full sternotomy while improving cosmesis, making it an appealing option for selected patients."],"journal":["Annals of thoracic surgery short reports"],"pagination":["893-896"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12712136"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy by a J-Shaped Upper Hemisternotomy."],"pmcid":["PMC12712136"],"pubmed_authors":["Vijayapuri S","Mokashi S","Yanagida R","Senzai M","Chauhan A","Krishan K","Kehara H","Toyoda Y"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy by a J-Shaped Upper Hemisternotomy.","description":"Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is a rare but serious condition caused by pulmonary artery thrombi. Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy through median sternotomy is the \"gold standard,\" but minimally invasive approaches are emerging. We describe a 22-year-old female athlete with May-Thurner syndrome and factor V Leiden and prothrombin mutations in whom pulmonary embolism developed. After failed thrombectomy, she underwent pulmonary thromboendarterectomy by J-shaped upper hemisternotomy. Circulatory arrest time was 24 minutes; cardiopulmonary bypass time, 131 minutes; and cross-clamp time, 51 minutes. This technique is feasible and safe, achieving comparable outcomes to full sternotomy while improving cosmesis, making it an appealing option for selected patients.","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Dec","modification":"2026-06-08T05:16:57.583Z","creation":"2026-06-08T03:08:48.701Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12712136","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41425438"],"doi":["10.1016/j.atssr.2025.05.017"]}}