Bilateral versus unilateral balloon pulmonary angioplasty for inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Bilateral versus unilateral balloon pulmonary angioplasty for inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Abstract Background To evaluate the safety and efficacy of bilateral balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) as compared with unilateral BPA for patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Method We reviewed 210 consecutive BPA sessions for 92 CTEPH patients, includin...

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Main Authors: Cheng Hong, Jianmin Lu, Xiaofeng Wu, Wenliang Guo, Jielong Lin, Riken Chen, Haimin Liu, Haiming Chen, Yongxia Lei, Jian Wang, Yue Zhong, Chunying Zhuang, Xinlu Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Balloon pulmonary angioplasty
Complication
Treatment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-022-02017-6

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