Improvement in the electrocardiograms associated with right ventricular hypertrophy after balloon pulmonary angioplasty in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Improvement in the electrocardiograms associated with right ventricular hypertrophy after balloon pulmonary angioplasty in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Background: Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is a treatment option for patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Methods and results: In 60 patients with CTEPH, we examined the hemodynamic data before and after BPA. In addition, the sequential ECG findings for right ven...

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Main Authors: Takahiko Nishiyama, Seiji Takatsuki, Takashi Kawakami, Yoshinori Katsumata, Takehiro Kimura, Masaharu Kataoka, Hikaru Tsuruta, Yuji Itabashi, Mitsushige Murata, Shinsuke Yuasa, Yoshiyasu Aizawa, Keiichi Fukuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906718300186

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