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Ma J, Song W, Xu H, Zhong Z, Huyan Y, Liu S. Pulmonary endarterectomy in patients with occlusive isolated pulmonary vasculitis. Eur J Med Res 2023; 28:269. [PMID: 37550701 PMCID: PMC10405401 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-023-01239-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Isolated pulmonary vasculitis (IPV) is a rare, insidious, and localized inflammatory disease affecting the pulmonary arteries, often leading to severe luminal obstruction. The prognosis for patients with occlusive IPV is poor, and there is currently a lack of effective treatments. The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) as a treatment for occlusive IPV. METHODS This single-center retrospective analysis included patients who received PEA for occlusive IPV between January 2018 and June 2022. Clinical characteristics and hemodynamic parameters were evaluated at baseline and follow-up. RESULTS Among 114 consecutive patients who underwent PEA, occlusive IPV was identified in 7 patients. Two patients underwent bilateral PEA for the involvement of both pulmonary arteries. Patch angioplasty was performed to treat four severe constrictions. One patient died from residual pulmonary hypertension after limited PEA of a transmural vascular lesion. In addition, no obvious surgical complications were observed. Three months after PEA, a substantial relief in symptoms was achieved. Also, there is a decrease in the mean pulmonary artery pressure (median 33 [20-48] mmHg before versus median 21 [16-26] mmHg after; P < 0.018) and pulmonary arterial resistance (median 234 [131-843] dyn.s.cm-5 versus median 180 [150-372] dyn.s.cm-5; P = 0.310). Three patients experienced a relapse of restenosis of the treated arteries within a 6-month follow-up period, despite daily oral prednisolone administration. They were treated with balloon pulmonary angioplasty of both the main pulmonary arteries and branches. CONCLUSIONS PEA is a valuable choice for treating occlusive IPV, with notable hemodynamic and clinical advantages. To increase long-term vascular patency, complete management should be optimized.
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- Jiexu Ma
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Vascular Medicine, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 167, Beilishi Road, Beijing, 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Vascular Medicine, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 167, Beilishi Road, Beijing, 100037, China
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No.1277, Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Vascular Medicine, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 167, Beilishi Road, Beijing, 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Vascular Medicine, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 167, Beilishi Road, Beijing, 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Vascular Medicine, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 167, Beilishi Road, Beijing, 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Vascular Medicine, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 167, Beilishi Road, Beijing, 100037, China.
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Song W, Zhu J, Zhong Z, Song Y, Liu S. Long-term outcome prediction for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension after pulmonary endarterectomy. Clin Cardiol 2022; 45:1255-1263. [PMID: 36070474 DOI: 10.1002/clc.23900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The definitive treatment for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA), which has good long-term outcomes. However, after surgery, a quarter of the patients still have residual pulmonary hypertension (RPH). In pulmonary hemodynamics, there are no unified criteria for RPH, even though the level may affect long-term survival. METHODS Between March 1997 and December 2021, 253 CTEPH patients were treated at our center with PEA. Patients were evaluated retrospectively and classified into early (1997-2014) and late (2015-2021) groups. The clinical characteristics and perioperative outcomes of the two groups were compared, and risk factor analysis for RPH and long-term survival for all cases was performed. RESULTS There was no statistically significant difference in demographics between the two groups. However, the Early Group had a significantly higher rate of perioperative death (9.8% vs. 1.2%, p = .001), RPH (48.8% vs. 14.0%, p < .001), and reperfusion pulmonary edema (18.3% vs. 2.9%, p < .001). The median follow-up time was 66.0 months, and overall survival rates at 5, 10, 15, and 18 years after PEA were 91.2%, 83.9%, 64.5%, and 46.0%, respectively. Age and postoperative systolic pulmonary artery pressure (sPAP) were independently related to long-term outcomes in the multivariate Cox analyses. Patients with postoperative sPAP less than 46 mm Hg had a higher chance of survival. CONCLUSIONS PEA improved CTEPH hemodynamics immediately and had a positive effect on long-term survival. Patients with postoperative sPAP ≥ 46 mm Hg indicate clinically significant RPH and have a lower long-term survival rate.
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- Wu Song
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Vascular Medicine, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Vascular Medicine, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Vascular Medicine, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Vascular Medicine, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Faccioli E, Verzeletti V, Perazzolo Marra M, Boscolo A, Schiavon M, Navalesi P, Rea F, Dell’Amore A. Pulmonary Endarterectomy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: A Systematic Review of the Most Updated Literature. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11236976. [PMID: 36498551 PMCID: PMC9738233 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11236976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is the treatment of choice in case of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). PEA is performed by an increasing number of surgeons; however, the reported outcomes are limited to a few registries or to individual centers' experiences. This systematic review focuses on pre-operative evaluation, intra-operative procedure and post-operative results in patients submitted to PEA for CTEPH. The literature included was searched using a formal strategy, combining the terms "pulmonary endarterectomy" AND "chronic pulmonary hypertension" and focusing on studies published in the last 5 years (2017-2022) to give a comprehensive overview on the most updated literature. The selection of the adequate surgical candidate is a crucial point, and the decision should always be performed by expert multidisciplinary teams composed of surgeons, pulmonologists and radiologists. In all the included studies, the surgical procedure was performed through a median sternotomy with intermittent deep hypothermic circulatory arrest under cardiopulmonary bypass. In case of residual pulmonary hypertension, alternative combined treatments should be considered (balloon angioplasty and/or medical therapy until lung transplantation in highly selected cases). Short- and long-term outcomes, although not homogenous across the different studies, are acceptable in highly experienced CTEPH centers.
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- Eleonora Faccioli
- Thoracic Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Thoracic Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Thoracic Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Thoracic Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
- Correspondence:
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Samanidis G, Kanakis M, Perreas K. Can regional cerebral oxygen saturation monitoring during circulatory arrest time predict postoperative neurological dysfunction in patients undergoing surgical pulmonary thromboendarterectomy? Useful index for short- and long-term outcomes. J Card Surg 2022; 37:2386-2388. [PMID: 35578157 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
A hypothermic circulatory arrest is usually used to correct thoracic aorta pathologies. The emergency treatment of acute type A aortic dissection and elective repair of aortic arch pathologies are the most common indications for using hypothermic circulatory arrest. A hypothermic circulatory arrest can also be used for surgical pulmonary thromboendarterectomy in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Intervals with total circulatory arrest offer a clear surgical field for thrombus and emboli removal from the pulmonary artery branches. The price to pay for intermittent circulatory arrest during pulmonary thromboendarterectomy is postoperative neurological dysfunction due to brain hypothermia and hypoperfusion. A noninvasive method for cerebral monitoring during cardiac surgery is real-time regional cerebral oxygen saturation (rSO2 ). Liu et al. report that continuous monitoring of rSO2 during surgical pulmonary thromboendarterectomy may reduce the long cerebral hypoperfusion time and prevent postoperative neurological dysfunction.
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- George Samanidis
- First Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece
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Brookes JDL, Li C, Chung STW, Brookes EM, Williams ML, McNamara N, Martin-Suarez S, Loforte A. Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2022; 11:68-81. [PMID: 35433363 PMCID: PMC9012194 DOI: 10.21037/acs-2021-pte-25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) is the gold standard treatment for patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). However, the results are poorly quantified outside a few registry reports and several individual centers. METHODS A systematic review was performed searching five electronic databases assessing the outcomes for adult patients undergoing PTE for CTEPH. All articles that reported mortality data were included. Primary outcome measures were early/inpatient mortality; secondary outcomes were survival, pulmonary haemodynamics, morbidity and functional status following PTE for CTEPH. Results were pooled via a meta-analysis of proportions and meta-regression. RESULTS A total of 5,717 studies were identified, yielding sixty-one relevant papers. Thirty-day mortality ranged from 0.8% to 24.4%, and on meta-analysis was 8.4% [95% confidence interval (CI): 7.2-9.6%]. Mortality was noted to decrease with increasing center volume of PTE cases (P<0.01). Residual pulmonary hypertension was reported in 8.2% to 44.5% of patients. CONCLUSIONS CTEPH is associated with acceptable short-term mortality and an improvement in pulmonary hemodynamics. With increasing volume of experience and ongoing developments over time peri-operative mortality continues to decrease.
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- John D. L. Brookes
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Geelong, Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia
- The Collaborative Research (CORE) Group, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- The Collaborative Research (CORE) Group, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Surgery, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- The Collaborative Research (CORE) Group, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- The Collaborative Research (CORE) Group, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
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- The Collaborative Research (CORE) Group, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- S. Orsola University Hospital, IRCCS Bologna, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Bologna, Italy
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- S. Orsola University Hospital, IRCCS Bologna, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Bologna, Italy
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Hu S, Tan JS, Liu S, Guo TT, Song W, Peng FH, Wu Y, Gao X, Hua L. Development and Validation of a Nomogram for Predicting the Long-Term Survival in Patients With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension. Am J Cardiol 2022; 163:109-116. [PMID: 34774286 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.09.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 09/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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There remains a lack of prognosis models for patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). This study aims to develop a nomogram predicting 3-, 5-, and 7-year survival in patients with CTEPH and verify the prognostic model. Patients with CTEPH diagnosed in Fuwai Hospital were enrolled consecutively between May 2013 and May 2019. Among them, 70% were randomly split into a training set and the other 30% as a validation set for external validation. Cox proportional hazards model was used to identify the potential survival-related factors which were candidate variables for the establishment of nomogram and the final model was internally validated by the bootstrap method. A total of 350 patients were included in the final analysis and the median follow-up period of the whole cohort was 51.2 months. Multivariate analysis of Cox proportional hazards regression showed body mass index, mean right atrial pressure, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (per 500 ng/ml increase in concentration), presence of anemia, and main treatment choice were the independent risk factors of mortality. The nomogram demonstrated good discrimination with the corrected C-index of 0.82 in the training set, and the C-index of 0.80 (95% CI: 0.70 to 0.91) in the external validation set. The calibration plots also showed a good agreement between predicted and actual survival in both training and validation sets. In conclusion, we developed an easy-to-use nomogram with good apparent performance using 5 readily available variables, which may help physicians to identify CTEPH patients at high risk for poor prognosis and implement medical interventions.
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- Song Hu
- Thrombosis Center, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Vascular Medicine, National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Thrombosis Center, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Vascular Medicine, National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Adult Cardiac Surgery Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Thrombosis Center, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Vascular Medicine, National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Adult Cardiac Surgery Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Thrombosis Center, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Vascular Medicine, National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Thrombosis Center, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Vascular Medicine, National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Thrombosis Center, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Vascular Medicine, National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Thrombosis Center, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Vascular Medicine, National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
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Mangukia C, Rali P, Desai P, Ku TSJ, Brann S, Patel S, Sunagawa G, Minakata K, Kehara H, Toyoda Y. Pulmonary endarterectomy. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021; 37:662-672. [PMID: 34776663 PMCID: PMC8545999 DOI: 10.1007/s12055-021-01208-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is an underdiagnosed condition. Patients typically present with the symptoms of right heart failure. Diagnosis is usually done by radionuclide ventilation/perfusion (VQ) scan, high-quality multidetector computed tomography (CT) or pulmonary angiography at expert centers. Pulmonary endarterectomy remains the corner stone in management of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest is commonly used for the operation at most centers. In-hospital mortality ranges from 1.7 to 14.2%. Pulmonary hemorrhage, reperfusion lung injury, and right ventricular failure remain major early post-operative concerns. Five-year survival is reported to be 76 to 89%. Long-term outcome depends on residual pulmonary hypertension. Balloon pulmonary angioplasty and medical management play an adjunctive role. Here, we provide a comprehensive review on surgical management of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
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- Chirantan Mangukia
- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University Hospital, 3401 N. Broad Street, 3rd Floor, Parkinson Pavilion, Philadelphia, PA 19140 USA
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA USA
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA USA
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University Hospital, 3401 N. Broad Street, 3rd Floor, Parkinson Pavilion, Philadelphia, PA 19140 USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University Hospital, 3401 N. Broad Street, 3rd Floor, Parkinson Pavilion, Philadelphia, PA 19140 USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University Hospital, 3401 N. Broad Street, 3rd Floor, Parkinson Pavilion, Philadelphia, PA 19140 USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University Hospital, 3401 N. Broad Street, 3rd Floor, Parkinson Pavilion, Philadelphia, PA 19140 USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University Hospital, 3401 N. Broad Street, 3rd Floor, Parkinson Pavilion, Philadelphia, PA 19140 USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University Hospital, 3401 N. Broad Street, 3rd Floor, Parkinson Pavilion, Philadelphia, PA 19140 USA
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The long-term survival in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: experience from a single center in China. J Thromb Thrombolysis 2021; 53:926-933. [PMID: 34705198 DOI: 10.1007/s11239-021-02594-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
The long-term prognosis of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) receiving different treatments is deserved to be analyzed in modern era of CTEPH treatment. From 2013 to 2019, a total of 364 patients diagnosed with CTEPH were retrospectively included, 14 patients were lost during follow-up. Among 350 patients included in the final analysis: 123 underwent pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA), 121 received balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA), and 106 treated with targeted drug alone. The median period of follow-up was 51.2 months, the estimated survival at 1-, 3-, 5- and 7-year was 97.1%, 93.3%, 86.9%, and 82.0% for the whole cohort; 100%, 99.20%, 96.5% and 92.5% in PEA group; 98.4%, 97.4%, 95.3% and 89.3% in BPA group;92.5%, 81.9%, 70.1% and 66.8% in patients who received targeted drug alone. In comparing with targeted treatment along, results of multivariate Cox analysis after adjusting the confounders showed that receiving PEA decreased the risk of death by 83% (HR [hazard ratio] 0.17, 95% CI [Confidence interval] 0.07-0.44) and receiving BPA decreased the risk of death by 89% (HR 0.11, 95% CI 0.04-0.29). In conclusion, the estimated survival of CTEPH patients at 1-, 3-, 5- and 7-year was 97.1%, 93.3%, 86.9%, and 82.0% respectively. The intervention of revascularization, including PEA and BPA, were preferred than treating with targeted drug alone in the view of long-term prognosis of CTEPH.
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Song W, Deng L, Zhu J, Zheng S, Wang H, Song Y, Liu S. Surgical treatment of pulmonary artery sarcoma: a report of 17 cases. Pulm Circ 2021; 11:2045894020986394. [PMID: 33532061 PMCID: PMC7829461 DOI: 10.1177/2045894020986394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Pulmonary artery sarcoma (PAS) is a rare and devastating disease. The diagnosis
is often delayed, and optimal treatment remains unclear. The aim of this study
is to report our experience in the surgical management of this disease. Between
2000 and 2018, 17 patients underwent operations for PAS at our center. The
medical records were retrospectively reviewed to evaluate the clinical
characteristics, operative findings, the postoperative outcomes, and the
long-term results. The mean age at operation was 46.0 ± 12.4 years (range, 26–79
years), and eight (47.1%) patients were male. Six patients underwent tumor
resection alone, whereas the other 11 patients received pulmonary endarterectomy
(PEA). There were two perioperative deaths. Follow-up was completed for all
patients with a mean duration of 23.5 ± 17.6 months (1–52 months). For all 17
patients, the median postoperative survival was 36 months, and estimated
cumulative survival rates at 1, 2, 3, and 4 years were 60.0%, 51.4%, 42.9%, and
21.4%, respectively. The mean survival was 37.0 months after PEA and 14.6 months
after tumor resection only (p = 0.046). Patients who had no
pulmonary hypertension (PH) postoperatively were associated with improved median
survival (48 vs. 5 months, p = 0.023). In conclusion, PAS is
often mistaken for chronic pulmonary thromboembolism. The prognosis of this very
infrequent disease remains poor. Early detection is essential for prompt and
best surgical approach, superior to tumor resection alone, and PEA surgery with
PH relieved can provide better chance of survival.
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- Wu Song
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, FuWai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, FuWai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, FuWai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, FuWai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, FuWai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, FuWai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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