Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy in Portugal: Initial experience.

Introduction: Surgical treatment for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is challenging. Most Portuguese patients with CTEPH have been referred to foreign institutions for treatment, with significant social and economic costs. To meet this emerging need, the cardiothoracic surgery department of Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisbon, has developed a dedicated program for pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE).

Surgery for anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries: a multicentre study from the European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association†.

Objectives: We sought to describe early and late outcomes in a large surgical series of patients with anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries.

Methods: We performed a retrospective multicentre study including surgical patients with anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries since 1991. Patients with isolated high coronary takeoff and associated major congenital heart disease were excluded.

Anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries: Early results on clinical management from an international multicenter study.

Background: Anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries (AAOCA) is a rare abnormality, whose optimal management is still undefined. We describe early outcomes in patients treated with different management strategies.

Methods: This is a retrospective clinical multicenter study including patients with AAOCA, undergoing or not surgical treatment.