Pulmonary Endarterectomy and Balloon Angioplasty in Children and Adolescents with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension.
Introduction. Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a rare form of pulmonary hypertension (PH) that can lead to progressive right heart failure and death. Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) is the treatment of choice resulting in significant improvements in functional status, cardiopulmonary hemod...