Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty in Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: Impact on Clinical and Hemodynamic Parameters, Quality of Life and Risk Profile

Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty in Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: Impact on Clinical and Hemodynamic Parameters, Quality of Life and Risk Profile

Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is a novel treatment option for patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) who are not eligible for pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) or suffer from persistent pulmonary hypertension after PEA. The aim of this study was to evaluate the real-l...

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Main Authors: Pavel Jansa, Samuel Heller, Michal Svoboda, Michal Pad’our, David Ambrož, Vladimír Dytrych, Michal Širanec, Tomáš Kovárník, Marián Felšőci, Martin Hutyra, Aleš Linhart, Jaroslav Lindner, Michael Aschermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
balloon pulmonary angioplasty
efficacy
safety
quality of life
risk profile
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/11/3608

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