Surgical management of pulmonary endarterectomy avoiding deep hypothermia: the Pavia experience

Andrea M D'Armini^{1

2}, Anna Celentano¹, Alessia Alloni³, Giuseppe Silvaggio³, Cristian Monterosso³, Carlo Pellegrini^{1

3}, Stefano Ghio⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical, Surgical, Pediatric and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Pavia School of Medicine, Italy.
² Division of Cardiac Surgery 2 and Pulmonary Hypertension Center, Foundation I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
³ Division of Cardiac Surgery 1, Foundation I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
⁴ Division of Cardiology, Foundation I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.

Editorial

Andrea M D'Armini et al. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Mar.

. 2022 Mar;11(2):177-179.

doi: 10.21037/acs-2021-pte-22.

Andrea M D'Armini^{1

2}, Anna Celentano¹, Alessia Alloni³, Giuseppe Silvaggio³, Cristian Monterosso³, Carlo Pellegrini^{1

3}, Stefano Ghio⁴

¹ Department of Clinical, Surgical, Pediatric and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Pavia School of Medicine, Italy.
² Division of Cardiac Surgery 2 and Pulmonary Hypertension Center, Foundation I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
³ Division of Cardiac Surgery 1, Foundation I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
⁴ Division of Cardiology, Foundation I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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