Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension - Symptoms

Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension - How to prevent?

Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension - Causes and Risk Factors

Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension - Diagnosis

Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension - Treatments

Medical treatment with blood thinning medication such as Warfarin can prevent new clots from forming but has no effects on the old clots.

Another available treatment is pulmonary endarterectomy, an open-heart surgery.

Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension - Preparing for surgery

Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension - Post-surgery care

Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension - Other Information

Cardiology,

Pulmonary Hypertension,

Pulmonary Endarterectomy

Article contributed by Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore

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