Magnetic resonance direct thrombus imaging for pre-operative assessment of acute thrombosis in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Eur Heart J. 2019 Mar 14;40(11):944. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy786.

Authors

Frederikus A Klok¹, Diethard Pruefer², Andreas Rolf³, Stavros V Konstantinides¹

Affiliations

¹ Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH), University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckstrasse 1, Building 403, Mainz, Germany.
² Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kerckhoff Heart and Lung Center, Benekestr. 2-8, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
³ Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart and Lung Center, Benekestr. 2-8, Bad Nauheim, Germany.

PMID: 30496427
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy786

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Chronic Disease
Endarterectomy / methods
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary / complications*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Preoperative Period
Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging*
Pulmonary Artery / pathology
Pulmonary Artery / surgery
Pulmonary Embolism / pathology
Pulmonary Embolism / surgery
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
Thrombosis / surgery
Treatment Outcome