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COMPREHENSIVE CTEPH CARE FROM LEADING EXPERTS

The CTEPH Program at Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute delivers expert care and breakthrough treatments tailored to each patient’s condition. Whether patients live around the corner or far away, our dedicated CTEPH team will be there every step of the way.

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Seeking expert CTEPH care for yourself, a loved one, or a patient?

CTEPH is a condition that may develop in patients who have had a pulmonary embolism (PE). About five percent of patients who have experienced PE develop chronic blood clots in the lungs, and this condition is known as CTEPH. These chronic blood clots can lead to complications including heart failure and pulmonary hypertension.

CTEPH can be managed with proper diagnosis and treatment. It’s critical for patients with this complex disease to seek care at a center of excellence, with a team specialized trained to manage the complexities of CTEPH.

Northwestern Medicine CTEPH Featured Publications

1. Chiu S, Bunclark K, Appenzeller P, Ghani H, Taboada D, Sheares K, Toshner M, Pepke-Zaba J, Cannon J, Taghavi F, Tsui S, Ng C, Jenkins DP. Impact of preoperative body mass index on long-term survival, quality of life, and functional outcomes after pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: Results from the UK National Cohort. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Jan;44(1):25-32. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2024.09.005. Epub 2024 Sep 10. PMID: 39265669.
2. Robinson E, Logan C, Chiu S, Husain N, Cuttica MJ, Mongé MC, Malaisrie SC. Pulmonary Endarterectomy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Secondary to Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Valved Pulmonary Conduit Thrombosis. JACC Case Rep. 2025 Mar 5;30(5):103069. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.103069. PMID: 40054902; PMCID: PMC11912009.
3. Rathod SN, Ropski P, Glowala J, Quinn CM, Stamper A, Bolon MK, Schimmel D, Chiu SF, Malaisrie SCC, Cuttica MJ, Mylvaganam R. Overlap and correlation of reperfusion lung injury with postoperative pneumonia following pulmonary thromboendarterectomy: incidence, characteristics, and outcomes in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. BMC Pulm Med. 2025 Mar 14;25(1):119. doi: 10.1186/s12890-025-03575-3. PMID: 40087670; PMCID: PMC11909894.
4. Christopher Malaisrie S, Chiu S, Schimmel D, Samant M, Avery R, Rahsepar A, Allen B, Raza Y, Freed B, Mylvaganam R, Cuttica MJ. Outcomes of Multidisciplinary Care at a Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Center. Pulm Circ. 2025 Apr 21;15(2):e70085. doi: 10.1002/pul2.70085. PMID: 40264904; PMCID: PMC12011997.
5. Fan L, Davó-Jiménez M, Benefield BC, Beydoun N, Dushfunian D, Cohn S, Cuttica M, Mylvaganam R, Malaisrie SC, Chiu S, Hsu LY, Avery R, Schimmel D, Raza Y, Durkin J, Nieto D, Markl M, Lee DC, Kim D, Freed BH. Cardiovascular MRI-based Biventricular Perfusion Assessment in Two Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Undergoing Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy. Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging. 2025 Dec;7(6):e250296. doi: 10.1148/ryct.250296. PMID: 41263662; PMCID: PMC12728512.
6. Hassan SM, Mylvaganam R, Didebulidze T, Khalid M, Nardelli P, Piazza G, San Jose Estepar R, Cuttica MJ, Johnson S, Dao N, San Jose Estepar R, Washko GR, Rahaghi FN. Leveraging Hybrid Natural Language Processing Techniques for Large-Scale Pulmonary Embolism Identification. JACC Adv. 2025 Nov;4(11 Pt 2):101845. doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101845. Epub 2025 May 21. PMID: 41350101; PMCID: PMC12717584.
7. Larson J, Khorasani S, Laurenzo S, Chiu S, Malaisrie SC, Schimmel D, Rahaghi F, Cuttica M, Mylvaganam R. Leveraging Vascular Over Ventricular Ratios in Observational Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension and Acute Pulmonary Embolism Cohorts to Decode Clot Chronicity on Computed Tomography Angiography. Pulm Circ. 2025 Dec 26;15(4):e70223. doi: 10.1002/pul2.70223. PMID: 41459318; PMCID: PMC12742534.

*Bolding of author’s name indicates Northwestern Medicine and/or Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine faculty.

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Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute is a nationally recognized destination for those who require highly specialized heart and vascular care.

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Whether you are experiencing symptoms that you do not understand or have already been diagnosed with CTEPH and are looking for a second opinion, Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute offers comprehensive expertise to you and your loved ones at multiple convenient locations.

Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Memorial Hospital
675 N. Saint Clair Street
Galter Pavilion, Suite 19-100
Chicago, IL 60611
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No matter where you live, our heart and vascular experts are here to help. From the first time you contact us, we will guide you at every step of your journey through a program called FAST, or Facilitating Access and Scheduling Throughput.

You can call 312.NM.HEART (312.664.3278) or schedule online.

We offer virtual visits so you can get expert guidance right from your home. If you prefer an in-person visit or need testing, we have 20 convenient locations across the Chicago area.

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Our experts are here to answer your questions and ensure you get the care you need. Fill out the form here if you would like to be contacted by a nurse for questions related to your condition, treatment options or appointments.

For each patient, we work with their entire care team to make sure the experience is seamless for everyone. Our team has extensive experience with a wide variety of comprehensive heart failure therapies and treatments, including:

• Lifestyle modifications
• Medications
• Leading-edge devices, such as pacemakers and defibrillators
• Options for more complex cases, including LVAD implantation and heart transplantation

Northwestern Memorial Hospital is proud to be ranked among the nation’s top 10 cardiology, heart and vascular surgery programs by U.S. News & World Report and among the top 25 hospitals in the world for cardiac surgery by Newsweek.

Why Choose Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute?

Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute is anchored by Northwestern Memorial Hospital, which:

• Has performed over 625 heart transplants and over 800 LVAD procedures since the program was founded in 1999
  
  
• Has the best heart failure performance rate in the nation, according to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program, from October 2024 to September 2025
  
  
• Has a 96% one-year survival rate for heart transplants according to the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients
  
  
• Is among the top 10 hospitals in the nation for cardiology, heart and vascular surgery, per U.S. News & World Report, 2025 – 2026