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Padua hospital performs first two surgeries for chronic pulmonary hypertension
A hospital in Padua has performed its first two pulmonary endarterectomies to treat chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
The rare condition develops when organised blood clots remain in lung arteries, restricting blood flow and raising pressure on the heart.
The operation removes the clots and affected tissue to restore blood flow and lower pressure in those arteries.
The condition can lead to breathing failure and heart failure if untreated, and eligible patients may be cured by surgery.
Only three hospitals in Italy can perform these complex operations, so the new service in Padua expands treatment options in the region and across the country.
Both patients are recovering well, with improved measures of blood flow and lung function.
Padua University Hospital has successfully performed its first two pulmonary thromboendarterectomy operations to treat chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
The condition is caused by persistent organised blood clots that obstruct pulmonary arteries and raise pressure in the lungs.
The surgery removes the obstructing material and is the treatment of choice for eligible patients, with the potential to cure the condition.
The operations were carried out by teams from thoracic surgery, cardiac surgery and paediatric cardiac surgery.
The patients have had a regular postoperative course, with improved blood-flow measurements and respiratory function.
- Who
- Padua University Hospital and its multidisciplinary surgical teams.
- What
- The hospital performed its first two pulmonary thromboendarterectomy operations for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- Padua, Italy.
- Why
- The operations treat a condition caused by organised blood clots obstructing the pulmonary arteries. The surgery can restore blood flow and reduce pressure in the pulmonary arteries.
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Padua University Hospital performed its first two pulmonary thromboendarterectomy operations.
The patients had a regular postoperative course, with improved blood-flow measurements and respiratory function.
- Operations
- First two pulmonary thromboendarterectomies at Padua University Hospital
- Condition
- Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
- Location
- Padua, Italy
- Surgical teams
- Thoracic surgery, cardiac surgery and paediatric cardiac surgery
- Postoperative course
- Regular, with improved blood-flow measurements and respiratory function
What people are saying
Two operations represent the culmination of an important path of multidisciplinary integration and high specialisation
Results of such great value are the fruit of organisational and professional commitment that brings together multidisciplinary expertise, clinical innovation and the development of increasingly advanced care models