European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg · May 1999
Clinical TrialLong-term results after thromboendarterectomy for chronic pulmonary embolism.
In patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) can be reduced by pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE). In this study, long-term symptomatic and hemodynamic effects were investigated. ⋯ In patients with severe chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, persistent symptomatic and hemodynamic improvements can be achieved by PTE.