A new report shows wide variability in terms of which patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) are deemed eligible for pulmonary endarterectomy and balloon pulmonary ...

People living with CTEPH face significant symptoms that affect daily life, even when receiving treatment, a real-world U.S.

NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A blood clot in the legs or pelvis is serious enough. However, it can also lead to another condition that threatens the lungs and heart called CTEPH. For one CTEPH patient ...

Imagine it’s so difficult to breathe that just walking across a room is difficult—and no one can tell you why. Your condition gets worse and worse, you find yourself faced with life-threatening ...

Like highways, roads, and side streets, blood vessels in the human body come in different sizes, with a range of traffic-carrying capacities. These differences are critical to facilitating blood flow ...

Balloon pulmonary angioplasty improved exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). The procedure could be an option for inoperable ...

Reduced diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (DLco) reflects microvasculopathy in chronic thromboembolic ...

Qureight, a techbio company advancing the understanding of lung and heart disease through application of its AI-powered imaging and clinical data curation platform, today announced the publication of ...

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 ...

Lungs Heart Janssen noted that the phase 3 UNISUS study will continue as planned. Janssen has decided to stop a phase 3 study evaluating macitentan 75mg for the treatment of chronic thromboembolic ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Vallerie McLaughlin, MD: Hello, everyone, and welcome to this Medscape InDiscussion podcast. Today we're talking about chronic thromboembolic pulmonary ...

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 ...