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PTE
PTE (pulmonary thromboendarterectomy)
PTE (pulmonary thromboendarterectomy) - is a surgical procedure to remove old blood clots from the pulmonary arteries. In select individuals, this surgical procedure is a cure, if it is the cause of the PH. The procedure is performed at St. Luke's Medical Center (Milwaukee, WI), University of California - San Diego, and the Cleveland Clinic.
In The News
- November 30, 2011
- Angiovac System Removes Large High-Risk Clots in Vasculature
- November 8, 2011
- Venous Thrombosis
- October 18, 2011
- No Need to Perfuse Brain in Pulmonary Endarterectomy
- October 9, 2011
- Pulmonary endarterectomy in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
- March 23, 2011
- Severe Blood Clots Should be Treated Aggressively: Heart Docs
- March 22, 2011
- Doctors Offer 1st Patient Care Guidelines for Challenging Blood Clots
- January 21, 2011
- Ultrasound plus fibrinolysis reduce right heart dysfunction in pulmonary-embolism patients
- January 19, 2011
- EKOS Corporation Receives CE Mark To Treat Massive And Sub-Massive Pulmonary Embolism
- January 19, 2011
- Survival after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy
- December 6, 2010
- Which Patients With Pulmonary Embolism Can Be Treated At Home?
- April 7, 2010
- Why Can't MRI Reliably Diagnose Pulmonary Embolism?
- February 8, 2010
- This lung condition is curable
- November 30, 2009
- Sleep Apnea a Risk Factor for Venous Thromboembolism
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