[Diagnosis and care of postembolic pulmonary hypertension: the role of the pneumologist]. 2008

I Frachon, and X Jaïs, and C Leroyer, and Y Jobic, and E Huchot, and G Simonneau, and P Dartevelle
Equipe d'accueil 3878, groupe HTAP de Bretagne occidentale, département de médecine interne et pneumologie, hôpital de la Cavale-Blanche, 29609 Brest, France. irene.franchon@chu-brest.fr

The prognosis of postembolic pulmonary hypertension, a rare and serious disease, has been transformed with the curative intervention of pulmonary endarteriectomy. The screening is based on two key non invasive examinations, the cardiac ultrasound and ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy. The confirmation of the diagnosis and the determination of the best therapeutic options then relies on the expertise of the national reference centre, based on the haemodynamics and the morphological data provided by pulmonary angiography and spiral computerised tomography. Although the technique of endarteriectomy is fully validated, a drug approach is in the assessment process, both in the inoperable forms or when confronted with persistent postsurgical pulmonary hypertension.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006976 Hypertension, Pulmonary Increased VASCULAR RESISTANCE in the PULMONARY CIRCULATION, usually secondary to HEART DISEASES or LUNG DISEASES. Pulmonary Hypertension
D011655 Pulmonary Embolism Blocking of the PULMONARY ARTERY or one of its branches by an EMBOLUS. Pulmonary Thromboembolism,Thromboembolism, Pulmonary,Embolism, Pulmonary,Embolisms, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Embolisms,Pulmonary Thromboembolisms,Thromboembolisms, Pulmonary
D004691 Endarterectomy Surgical excision, performed under general anesthesia, of the atheromatous tunica intima of an artery. When reconstruction of an artery is performed as an endovascular procedure through a catheter, it is called ATHERECTOMY. Thromboendarterectomy,Endarterectomies,Thromboendarterectomies
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000792 Angiography Radiography of blood vessels after injection of a contrast medium. Arteriography,Angiogram,Angiograms,Angiographies,Arteriographies
D018579 Patient Selection Criteria and standards used for the determination of the appropriateness of the inclusion of patients with specific conditions in proposed treatment plans and the criteria used for the inclusion of subjects in various clinical trials and other research protocols. Patient Recruitment,Research Subject Recruitment,Selection Criteria,Research Subject Selection,Selection for Treatment,Selection of Research Volunteers,Selection of Subjects,Criteria, Selection,Recruitment, Patient,Recruitment, Research Subject,Recruitments, Research Subject,Research Subject Recruitments,Research Subject Selections,Research Volunteers Selection,Research Volunteers Selections,Selection for Treatments,Selection, Patient,Selection, Research Subject,Selections, Research Subject,Subject Recruitment, Research,Subject Recruitments, Research,Subject Selection, Research,Subject Selections, Research,Subjects Selection,Subjects Selections,Treatment, Selection for,Treatments, Selection for,Volunteers Selection, Research
D036542 Tomography, Spiral Computed Computed tomography where there is continuous X-ray exposure to the patient while being transported in a spiral or helical pattern through the beam of irradiation. This provides improved three-dimensional contrast and spatial resolution compared to conventional computed tomography, where data is obtained and computed from individual sequential exposures. CAT Scan, Spiral,CT Scan, Spiral,Helical CT,Helical Computed Tomography,Spiral CT,Spiral Computed Tomography,Tomography, Helical Computed,Computed Tomography, Spiral,Computer-Assisted Tomography, Spiral,Computerized Tomography, Spiral,CAT Scans, Spiral,CT Scans, Spiral,CT, Helical,CT, Spiral,CTs, Helical,CTs, Spiral,Computed Tomography, Helical,Computer Assisted Tomography, Spiral,Helical CTs,Scan, Spiral CAT,Scan, Spiral CT,Scans, Spiral CAT,Scans, Spiral CT,Spiral CAT Scan,Spiral CAT Scans,Spiral CT Scan,Spiral CT Scans,Spiral CTs,Spiral Computer-Assisted Tomography,Spiral Computerized Tomography,Tomography, Spiral Computer-Assisted,Tomography, Spiral Computerized

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