Preoperative CT scanning in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
This article has no abstract so we have provided the first paragraph of the full text.
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) occurs in around 4% of patients with pulmonary embolism and carries a poor prognosis. The problem is commonly treated with pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE), which usually provides a permanent cure. Approximately 10% of patients die following this procedure, however, and at least as many show persistent pulmonary hypertension. Careful preoperative evaluation of CTEPH is essential, therefore, and pulmonary angiography is considered the most appropriate method of selecting patients for surgery. In an effort to find a less-invasive means of assessing these patients, a team from Germany have asked whether CT-scan findings can predict operability and surgical success.
Full text of this article is available with one of the following:
- Personal subscription Purchase your own personal subscription to this journal. Already a subscriber? Please log in for immediate access.
- 7 day single article pass for US$18 In order to purchase this article you must be a registered user. Please register or log in.
- Site licence Learn more about institutional site licences
Current Subscribers
Please log in to access the full text article using the login box at the top of the page.
MORE ARTICLES LIKE THIS
These links to content published by NPG are automatically generated.
NEWS AND VIEWS
Mathematical physics Added dimensions to grain growthNature News and Views (26 Apr 2007)
