Pulmonary endarterectomy through inverted-T upper hemisternotomy
PEA using an inverted-T upper hemisternotomy approach is feasible and safe and obtains similar hemodynamic results compared with a full sternotomy approach without prolonging CPB and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest times. It offers bilateral treatment via a single incision and has few contraindications.
Authors
- Tom Verbelen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1461-3986)
- Laurent Godinas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2214-5879)
- Catharina Belge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8263-6058)
- Rozenn Quarck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8293-6261)
- Dirk Vlasselaers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9234-3419)
- Maarten De Vos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3482-5145)
- Marion Delcroix (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8394-9809)
- Bart Meyns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8110-4009)
- Steffen Rex
Institutions
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JTCVS Techniques
- Published
- 2024-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjtc.2024.09.021
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.26