<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) occurs in a minority of patients after acute embolism and belongs to Orphan diseases. There is no specific medical treatment currently approved. Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTEAE) remains as the main and curative treatment for the CTEPH. Case presentation in a patient with acquired CTEPH is a rare condition that can be treated successfully with PTEAE under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) with deep hypothermic circulatory arrests.</p></abstract>

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) occurs in a minority of patients after acute embolism and belongs to Orphan diseases. There is no specific medical treatment currently approved. Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTEAE) remains as the main and curative treatment for the CTEPH. Case presentation in a patient with acquired CTEPH is a rare condition that can be treated successfully with PTEAE under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) with deep hypothermic circulatory arrests.

Anaesthesia Management with Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrests During Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy

Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Latvian Cardiology Centre, Riga, Latvia/Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia

Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Latvian Cardiology Centre, Riga, Latvia

Acta Chirurgica Latviensis

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Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) occurs in a minority of patients after acute embolism and belongs to Orphan diseases. There is no...

Anaesthesia Management with Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrests During Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy

Published Online: Nov 25, 2014

Page range: 93 - 96

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/chilat-2014-0021

© Latvian Surgeons' Association, Latvian Paediatric Surgeon Association, Rīga Stradiņš University

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