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Although pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is potentially curative, inoperable patients and persistent pulmonary hypertension (PH) following surgery remain a significant problem. In this study, we aim to describe the histopathological characteristics of CTEPH and explore the potential relationship between pulmonary arterial lesions, radiological parameters, and clinical manifestations. Endarterectomized tissues from 81 consecutive patients of CTEPH were carefully collected, sectioned, and examined by experienced pathologists. Pertinent clinical and radiological data were obtained from medical records and operative reports. Neointima, fresh\/organized thrombi, recanalized regions, and atherosclerotic lesions were microscopically examined as previously described. Thrombi and atherosclerosis were dominant in UCSD classification level I PEA materials, while recanalized neo-vessels were more frequently observed in UCSD classification level III cases. Degenerative changes of the extracellular matrix were also noticed in the vascular bed. Atherosclerotic lesions were more frequently observed in cases with higher ratio of the pulmonary artery diameter to ascending aorta diameter (PA\/AA) reflected by computed tomographic pulmonary arterial scanning. Furthermore, the removal of pulmonary artery complex lesions (with the combination of three to four types of lesions) by PEA was associated with lower postoperative mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) and decreased incidences of persistent PH. Our study demonstrates that the histopathological features of CTEPH are strongly linked with clinical manifestations and the postoperative outcome after PEA. 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