Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy PTE Program Overview with Dr Bartley Griffith

Description: About the Video: Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy, or PTE, is a delicate and complex 8-hour surgery that can cure chronic pulmonary hypertension. The University of Maryland Medical Center is one of the few hospitals in the country performing this procedure. In this video, Dr. Bartley Griffith, the University of Maryland Medical Center's chief of Cardiac Surgery and an internationally known heart surgeon, discusses the PTE procedure in detail. He specifically talks about how and why the procedure is performed, who are the best candidates for the procedure, the benefits it offers patients and much more. He also talks about ummc's comprehensive pulmonary hypertension program, which is considered one of the best in the country. About the Expert: Dr. Bartley Griffith is Chief of the Division of Cardiac Surgery and Director of Heart and Lung Transplantation at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He is also a professor of Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Related Links: Dr. Bartley Griffith www.umm.edu Maryland Heart Center www.umm.edu UMMC Pulmonary Hypertension Program www.umm.edu What is PTE? www.umm.edu Patient Success Story www.umm.edu Distributed by Tubemogul.