1. Treatment algorithm for managing chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), from the European Society of Cardiology/European Respiratory Society guidelines [1, 2].
Treatment algorithm for managing chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), from the European Society of Cardiology/European Respiratory Society guidelines [1, 2]. Pulmonary endarterectomy is the standard of care for patients with technically operable CTEPH and an acceptable risk/benefit ratio for surgery. #: technically operable patients with a non-acceptable risk/benefit ratio can be considered for balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA). ¶: in some centres, medical therapy and BPA are initiated concurrently. PH: pulmonary hypertension. Reproduced and modified from [1, 2] with permission.
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