Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty in Patients With Inoperable or Recurrent/Residual Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: A Single-Centre Initial Experience

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Atas H., Mutlu B., Akaslan D., Kocakaya D., Kanar B., Inanc N., ...Daha Fazla

HEART LUNG AND CIRCULATION, cilt.31, sa.4, ss.520-529, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.10.009
  • Dergi Adı: HEART LUNG AND CIRCULATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.520-529
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Balloon pulmonary angioplasty, Inoperable CTEPH
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background Patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) are often treated with pulmonary arterial hypertension-specific drugs. However, most of these patients remain symptomatic, despite medical treatment. Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is an emerging therapeutic intervention for patients with inoperable CTEPH. This study aimed to report the initial experience of BPA in a tertiary referral centre for CTEPH.