Long-Term Recovery of Exercise Ability After Pulmonary Endarterectomy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Hitoshi Matsuda, MD, Hitoshi Ogino, MD, Kenji Minatoya, MD, Hiroaki Sasaki, MD, Norifumi Nakanishi, MD, Shingo Kyotani, MD, Junjiro Kobayashi, MD, Toshikatsu Yagihara, MD, Soichiro Kitamura, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 82, Issue 4, Pages 1338-1343 (October 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.105 Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Recovery from cardiopulmonary exercise test after pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. (pre = preoperative; post = postoperative; VE-VCO2 = ventilatory response to carbon dioxide production; VO2 = oxygen uptake.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 1338-1343DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.105) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Recovery from 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) after pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. (pre = preoperative; post = postoperative.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 1338-1343DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.105) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions