Background The risk of complications, including death, is substantially increased in patients
with pulmonary hypertension (PH) undergoing anaesthesia for surgical procedures …

Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is the treatment of choice for patients with chronic
thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (PH), provided lesions are proximal enough in the …

Background The pathophysiology of advanced liver cirrhosis may induce alterations in the
circulatory system that may be challenging for the anesthesiologist to manage …

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) results from an incomplete
resolution of acute pulmonary embolism, leading to occlusive organized thrombi, vascular …

Severe pulmonary hypertension and severe tricuspid regurgitation are often considered
strict contraindications for orthotopic liver transplantation. A combined approach of tricuspid …

Preoperative evaluation prior to thoracic surgery aims to assess the risk associated with the
planned surgical intervention and thus to aid the selection of the appropriate plan of …

Background: Pulmonary hypertension is defined as a mean arterial pressure in the
pulmonary artery exceeding 20 mm Hg at rest, measured by means of right heart …