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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
Volume 11, Issue 23, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jcm11236976
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pulmonary hypertension; pulmonary endarterectomy; chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension; outcomes
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This systematic review focuses on the pre-operative evaluation, intra-operative procedure, and post-operative results of pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). The study found that PEA is an acceptable treatment option with satisfactory short- and long-term outcomes in highly experienced CTEPH centers. The decision to perform PEA should be made by a multidisciplinary team consisting of surgeons, pulmonologists, and radiologists.
Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is the treatment of choice in case of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). PEA is performed by an increasing number of surgeons; however, the reported outcomes are limited to a few registries or to individual centers' experiences. This systematic review focuses on pre-operative evaluation, intra-operative procedure and post-operative results in patients submitted to PEA for CTEPH. The literature included was searched using a formal strategy, combining the terms pulmonary endarterectomy AND chronic pulmonary hypertension and focusing on studies published in the last 5 years (2017-2022) to give a comprehensive overview on the most updated literature. The selection of the adequate surgical candidate is a crucial point, and the decision should always be performed by expert multidisciplinary teams composed of surgeons, pulmonologists and radiologists. In all the included studies, the surgical procedure was performed through a median sternotomy with intermittent deep hypothermic circulatory arrest under cardiopulmonary bypass. In case of residual pulmonary hypertension, alternative combined treatments should be considered (balloon angioplasty and/or medical therapy until lung transplantation in highly selected cases). Short- and long-term outcomes, although not homogenous across the different studies, are acceptable in highly experienced CTEPH centers.
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