Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty for Takayasu Arteritis and Peripheral Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Mimicking Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty for Takayasu Arteritis and Peripheral Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Mimicking Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) has been reported to be effective and safe to an acceptable level in patients with distal-type, inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), resulting in improved long-term survival. However, evidenced treatment options and strategy including...

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Main Authors: Shigefumi Fukui, Yuko Shirota, Takao Nakano, Tsukasa Sato, Kaoru Hasegawa, Hisashi Kikuta, Takeyoshi Kameyama, Koji Kumagai, Tatsuya Komaru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Life
Subjects:
chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
balloon pulmonary angioplasty
Takayasu arteritis
peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/11/1797

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