Pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in Cape Town, South Africa
Background.Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is the only definitive and potentially curative therapy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), associated with impressive improvements in symptoms and haemodynamics.However, it is only offered at a few centres in South Africa.The characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing PEA in