| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3025822 | Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2006 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
This article provides a historical perspective for our current understanding of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and surgery for this disease. It chronicles the developments in surgical techniques that have made pulmonary endarterectomy the procedure of choice for obstruction of pulmonary vessels by organized thromboemboli and secondary vessel wall thickening.
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Authors
Stuart W. Jamieson,