Endarterectomy - Methods
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

22 Jul 2009 The last 4 decades have witnessed dramatic changes in the treatment of patients with pulmonary hypertension. And with the advances in cardiothoracic surgical techniques, selected patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) ... Read more...

Isolated femoral endarterectomy: impact of SFA TASC classification on recurrence of symptoms and need for additional intervention.

20 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVES: Atherosclerotic occlusive disease of the femoral artery is associated with symptoms ranging from claudication to tissue loss. This study examined the clinical and hemodynamic outcomes of isolated femoral endarterectomy (FEA) as well as ... Read more...

[Clinical analysis of 62 cases of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension treated with pulmonary thromboendarterectomy without early and late deaths]

17 May 2009 OBJECTIVE: To retrospectively evaluate the effects of pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) on chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). METHODS: Sixty-two cases of CTEPH operated with PTE from October 2002 to September 2008 at Anzhen ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Endarterectomy - Methods'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. 22 Jul 2009
• Isolated femoral endarterectomy: impact of SFA TASC classification on recurrence of symptoms and need for additional intervention. 20 Jul 2009
• Carotid disease: stenting versus endarterectomy. 14 Jun 2009
• eComment: Islets technique to reduce endarterectomized area included into graft during left anterior descending coronary artery endarterectomy. 30 May 2009
• [Clinical analysis of 62 cases of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension treated with pulmonary thromboendarterectomy without early and late deaths] 17 May 2009
• [Quadruple coronary endarterectomy while off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery - a case report] 29 Apr 2009
• Long-term outcome after pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a single institution experience. 7 Mar 2009
• Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a tribute to pulmonary endarterectomy. 30 Jan 2009
• [Coral reef syndrome: a thoracic aorta stenosis as explanation for a collection of symptoms] 15 Jan 2009
• Left anterior descending artery endarterectomy by hydrodissection. 29 Dec 2008
• Use of extraperitoneal iliac artery endarterectomy in the endovascular era. 30 Oct 2008
• CD40 ligand+ microparticles from human atherosclerotic plaques stimulate endothelial proliferation and angiogenesis a potential mechanism for intraplaque neovascularization. 12 Oct 2008
• Invited commentary. 29 Sep 2008
• Successful extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. 29 Sep 2008
• Iliofemoral pulsion endarterectomy. 7 Aug 2008
• Carotid stenting versus endarterectomy in high-risk cases: what do "high-risk" and "equivalent" mean? 30 Jul 2008
• Successful surgical management of invasive aspergillosis of the pulmonary arteries. 30 Jul 2008
• Extensive left anterior descending endarterectomy and multiple drug-eluting stent removal in a patient with in-stent occlusion. 16 Jul 2008
• Mismatch between angiographic result and surgical evidence. 29 Jun 2008
• Radical resection of a pulmonary blastoma involving the pulmonary artery. 23 Jun 2008

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Technical information about 'Endarterectomy'

Definition: 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.

Descriptor UI: D004691

Alternative terms: Endarterectomy; Endarterectomies; Thromboendarterectomy; Thromboendarterectomies;

Related Mesh Headings: Atherectomy; Angioplasty;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; rehabilitation; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E04.100.814.456;

History Note: 67(65)

Technical Notes: do not use /util except by MeSH definition