Pulmonary endarterectomy surgery

After being diagnosed with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), Londoner Ray Harding underwent pioneering pulmonary endarterectomy (PTE) surgery in August 2002. More than two decades later, the 78-year-old is sharing his story to thank the team who saved his life – and to give others hope for the future…

For years, Rachel Bain was told her symptoms were down to anxiety – until finally, a diagnosis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) led her to a pulmonary endarterectomy that would give her back her life. Six months after surgery, she looks back on her journey and celebrates being able to cycle in the Kent countryside once again…

At 82, Malcolm Fordyce from Derbyshire had a lot to consider when he was offered a pulmonary endarterectomy following a diagnosis of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEH).

Shelly Rouney had her pulmonary endarterectomy filmed by the BBC for ‘Surgeons: At The Edge of Life’ and it was shown on primetime television in October 2020. Here, she reflects on the unusual experience and the health challenges she has faced with her husband.