Effect of balloon pulmonary angioplasty on cardio-ankle vascular index and biventricular remodeling in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

BackgroundChronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is caused by organized pulmonary thrombi, and pulmonary endarterectomy is the only curative treatment. Since balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) has become an established therapeutic option for inoperable CTEPH, prognosis has improved....

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Main Authors: Shuji Sato, Takuro Ito, Tsuyoshi Tabata, Akihiro Ogawa, Atsuhito Saiki, Kazuhiro Shimizu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1325846/full

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