Pulmonary Endarterectomy (PEA) – A Curative Treatment for CTEPH

Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is the gold standard surgical treatment for patients suffering from chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). By carefully removing obstructive clots from the pulmonary arteries, this procedure helps lower pulmonary pressure, restore blood flow, and improve overall heart function.

"Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is the treatment of choice to relieve pulmonary artery obstruction in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH)."

It offers symptomatic and prognostic benefits, with mortality rates below 5% at experienced centres. (Link)