• Rheumatol. Int. · Jul 2013

    Review Case Reports

    Resolutive pulmonary endarterectomy in a non-compliant patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome.

    • Anna Kuzenko, Savino Sciascia, Erika Silvestro, Iuliana Badiu, Marco Morsolini, Maria Elena Rovere, and Maria Tiziana Bertero.
    • Allergologia ed Immunologia Clinica, Ospedale Umberto I, Ordine Mauriziano, Turin, Italy.
    • Rheumatol. Int. 2013 Jul 1; 33 (7): 1889-93.

    AbstractPatients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) have poor prognosis, and pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is considered the treatment of choice for this condition. We report a case and review the literature of successful PEA for CTEPH due to antiphospholipid syndrome associated with systemic lupus erythematosus. The definitive and decisive approach needed to treat this high-risk patient with a history of comorbidity, long-term illness and poor compliance was found with a therapy of PEA.

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