![]() ![]() Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy is a complicated and difficult procedure. An operation called pulmonary thromboendarterectomy may be needed to remove this clot and return the pressures to normal. This can then cause a chronic obstruction to the blood flow, and result in a disease called pulmonary hypertension (high blood pressure in the lungs). If these do not do dissolve the clot over the next few months, then it can be become “organized” and stuck to the artery. When someone has a PE they are given blood thinners and possibly drugs to dissolve the clot. A CT Scan Showing a Large Clot in the Arteries that Supply Blood to the Lung There may also be swelling or pain in the leg if there is a DVT. The symptoms include sudden onset chest pain, shortness of breath, cough with blood, or lightheadedness. When the arteries in the lung become blocked, the blood in that part of the lung cannot pick up oxygen. This can occur in hypertension (high blood pressure) and injuries. Endothelial injury – This means the inner lining of blood vessel is damaged, which exposes surfaces that cause blood clots to form.injury, burns or cancer or due to inherited conditions e.g. Hyper-coaguability – This means the molecules and cells in blood are more likely to clot.This can occur during prolonged periods of immobility e.g. Blood stasis – When the blood does not move it begins to clot.These blood clots commonly originate in the legs (called deep vein thrombosis, DVT) and then travel to the lungs. Pulmonary embolism (PE) occurs when one or more of the arteries in the lung become blocked with a blood clot. Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy Background Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery (mini-Mitral).Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement (mini-AVR).Minimally Invasive Aortic Root Replacement (mini-Bentall).Aortic Root Replacement (Bentall’s Procedure).Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. ![]() Septal Myectomy for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (OPCABG).Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation.Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (CRT). ![]()
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