Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy is a surgery used to treat chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. It’s the treatment of choice for this condition. Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension ...

Pulmonary embolism can be life-threatening and affects around 1 in 1,000 in the U.S. Every year. In most cases, pulmonary embolism is caused by blood clots in the legs or arms that travel to the lung.

(KUTV) — A complex surgery is improving the quality of life for patients with blood clots in their lungs that won’t go away. This has been life-changing for mother of three, Megan Carpenter. “Every ...

Lauren Chapple, wearing soccer attire, holds a King’s College banner. Lauren Chapple, at right, was thrilled to complete a 5K race with her dad, Christopher, on Dec. 31, 2024, just four months after a ...

ATS 2014, SAN DIEGO ─ Patients with chronic pulmonary thromboembolic disease may benefit from pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE), even if the patients don't have severe pulmonary hypertension, ...

A surgery, Pulmonary Thrombo-Endarterectomy (PTE), that removes blood clots from pulmonary arteries, which carry de-oxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs, is being launched by Yashoda Hospitals ...

Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) is a major surgery on the blood vessels in the lungs. It involves removing a blood clot from the lung to restore blood pressure levels. PTE is also known as ...