Pulmonary endarterectomy in the management of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a type of pulmonary hypertension, resulting from fibrotic transformation of pulmonary artery clots causing chronic obstruction in macroscopic pulmonary arteries and associated vascular remodelling in the microvasculature. Pulmonary endarterect...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2017-03-01
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| Series: | European Respiratory Review |
| Online Access: | http://err.ersjournals.com/content/26/143/160111.full |