Episode 74: Outcomes for CTEPH patients with High Antiphospholipid Antibodies after Pulmonary Endarterectomy

JHLT: The Podcast returns with an episode discussing the paper, "High Antiphospholipid Antibody Titers and Outcomes of Pulmonary Endarterectomy: A Single-Center Retrospective Observational Cohort Study," from the December issue of JHLT.

They are joined by the first author, Camille Miard, MD, and senior author, François Stéphan, MD, PhD, both from the cardiothoracic intensive care unit at Hôpital Marie Lannelongue in Paris.

The discussion explores:

• Whether antiphospholipid antibody titers could predict postoperative outcomes for CTEPH patients undergoing pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA)
• How APS patients differed from non-APS patients in the PEA cohort
• The changes in clinical practice at Marie Lannelongue after the study's findings

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