Composite indices of upstream pulmonary vascular impedance and capacitance do not help in identifying patients who should undergo pulmonary endarterectomy in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

Subjects

Subjects :

Adult
Aged
Belgium
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Selection
Prognosis
Pulmonary Circulation
Retrospective Studies
Vascular Resistance
Electric Impedance
Endarterectomy adverse effects
Endarterectomy methods
Hypertension, Pulmonary diagnosis
Hypertension, Pulmonary etiology
Hypertension, Pulmonary physiopathology
Hypertension, Pulmonary surgery
Pulmonary Artery diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Artery physiopathology
Pulmonary Artery surgery
Pulmonary Embolism complications

Details

Language :

English

ISSN :

0001-5385

Volume :

71

Issue :

3

Database :

MEDLINE

Journal :

Acta cardiologica

Publication Type :

Academic Journal

Accession number :

27594123

Full Text :

https://doi.org/10.2143/AC.71.3.3152088