Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and hemoglobinopathies

摘要

We report two cases of patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) who underwent pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE), highlighting the scarcity of such cases in Brazil and the special care required during the perioperative period.