Episode 91: Medical Therapy Pre- and Post-Pulmonary Endarterectomy

Sep 2, 2026

Today, JHLT: The Podcast discusses “Long-term effects of medical therapy pre- and post-pulmonary endarterectomy—insights from the UK CURATE registry,” a manuscript available online now and in the September print issue of JHLT.

Today’s guest is first author Paula Appenzeller, MD, of the National Pulmonary Vascular Diseases Unit at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge.

In the episode, Dr. Appenzeller and the editors discuss:

• How findings from the UK CURATE registry challenge assumptions about pre-operative therapy in CTEPH
• What's important about the 6-minute walk distance test
• How hemodynamics help guide post-PEA treatment decisions
• If multimodal CTEPH treatment could become the norm

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