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Wilkens, Heinrike, Lang, Irene, Behr, Juergen, Berghaus, Thomas, Grohe, Christian, Guth, Stefan, Hoeper, Marius M., Kramm, Thorsten, Krueger, Ulrich, Langer, Frank, Rosenkranz, Stephan, Schaefers, Hans-Joachim, Schmidt, Matthias, Seyfarth, Hans-Juergen, Wahlers, Thorsten, Worth, Heinrich and Mayer, Eckhard (2011). Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH): Updated Recommendations of the Cologne Consensus Conference 2011. Int. J. Cardiol., 154. S. S54 - 7. CLARE: ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD. ISSN 1874-1754

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Abstract

In the 2009 European Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension (PH), one section covers aspects of pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). The practical implementation of the guidelines for this disease is of crucial importance, because CTEPH is a subset of PH which can potentially be cured by pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA). Nowadays, CTEPH is commonly underdiagnosed and not properly managed. Any patient with unexplained PH should be evaluated for the presence of CTEPH, and a ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) lung scan is recommended as screening method of choice. If the V/Q scan or CT angiography reveals signs of CTEPH, the patient should be referred to a specialized center with expertise in the medical and surgical management of this disease. Every case has to be reviewed by an experienced PEA surgeon for the assessment of operability. In this updated recommendation, important contents of the European guidelines were commented, and more recent information regarding diagnosis and treatment was added. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Wilkens, Heinrike UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Lang, Irene UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Behr, Juergen UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Berghaus, Thomas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Grohe, Christian UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Guth, Stefan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hoeper, Marius M. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kramm, Thorsten UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Krueger, Ulrich UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Langer, Frank UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Rosenkranz, Stephan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schaefers, Hans-Joachim UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schmidt, Matthias UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Seyfarth, Hans-Juergen UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wahlers, Thorsten UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Worth, Heinrich UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Mayer, Eckhard UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-484014
DOI:	10.1016/S0167-5273(11)70493-4
Journal or Publication Title:	Int. J. Cardiol.
Volume:	154
Page Range:	S. S54 - 7
Date:	2011
Publisher:	ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
Place of Publication:	CLARE
ISSN:	1874-1754
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language ENDARTERECTOMY SURGERY; BOSENTAN THERAPY; RISK-FACTORS; DIAGNOSIS; GUIDELINES; EMBOLISM; THROMBOENDARTERECTOMY; MANAGEMENT; PERFUSION; OUTCOMES Multiple languages Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/48401