The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 133, Issue 1 , Pages 58-64 , January 2007

Reverse right ventricular remodeling after pulmonary endarterectomy in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: Utility of magnetic resonance imaging to demonstrate restoration of the right ventricle

  • Herre J. Reesink, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonology of the Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Herre J. Reesink was supported by a grant from Actelion Pharmaceuticals Nederland bv, Woerden, The Netherlands.
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  • J. Tim Marcus, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics and Medical Technology of the Free University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Igor I. Tulevski, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology of the Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Stuart Jamieson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery of the University of California San Diego, San Diego, Calif.
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  • Jaap J. Kloek, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery of the Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Anton Vonk Noordegraaf, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonology of the Free University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Paul Bresser, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonology of the Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: P. Bresser, MD, PhD, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Department of Pulmonology, F5-144, PO Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Received 31 March 2006 ,Revised 14 August 2006 ,Accepted 11 September 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.09.032

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 133, Issue 1 , Pages 58-64 , January 2007

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