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16977785

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-9-18
pubmed:abstractText
Acute pulmonary embolism is the third most common cardiovascular disease in Italy with approximately 65 000 new cases a year. Appropriate medical therapy does not necessarily prevent evolution of acute pulmonary embolism into chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), which occurs in 0.1-4.0% of cases. In our country, there are approximately up to 2600 new CTEPH patients a year. CTEPH is a progressive and potentially lethal disease. Medical therapy is palliative and only surgery can modify its natural history. Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is the treatment of choice and lung transplantation should be considered only when PEA is contraindicated. Currently, nearly 4000 PEAs have been performed worldwide. Approximately ten centers are able to carry out this intervention with excellent and permanent results. Solid experience and close multidisciplinary collaboration allow appropriate patient selection, rigorous surgical technique, and adequate postoperative management. All these aspects represent the key to the success in the treatment of CTEPH. After PEA, quality and expected length of life are similar to the age-matched general population and the only therapy required is oral anticoagulation.
pubmed:language
ita
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1827-6806
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
454-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
[Surgical treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension with pulmonary endarterectomy].
pubmed:affiliation
Cattedra e Divisione di Cardiochirurgia, Università degli Studi di Pavia, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia. darmini@smatteo.pv.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review