Balloon pulmonary angioplasty in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is thought to result from incomplete resolution of pulmonary thromboemboli that undergo organisation into fibrous tissue within pulmonary arterial branches, filling pulmonary arterial lumina with collagenous obstructions. The treatment of choice...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2017-03-01
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| Series: | European Respiratory Review |
| Online Access: | http://err.ersjournals.com/content/26/143/160119.full |