Steps to Building an Effective CTEPH Care Plan

PHA hosted a webinar on building effective CTEPH care plans, featuring presentations from Drs. Peter Huntress, Michael T. Kane, and Ahmed Sadek who discussed chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, its diagnosis, and treatment options including pulmonary endarterectomy and balloon pulmonary angioplasty. The webinar provided comprehensive coverage of the condition’s causes, symptoms, diagnostic processes, and treatment approaches, with emphasis on the multidisciplinary assessment and management of CTEPH patients. The session concluded with a discussion of balloon pulmonary angioplasty as a minimally invasive treatment option, including its effectiveness and safety when performed in expert centers.