Emerging Role of Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Disease—Insights from the 2022 ESC Guidelines

Emerging Role of Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Disease—Insights from the 2022 ESC Guidelines

In this article, we discuss the topic of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease (CTEPD) and the growing role of balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) in its treatment. We present the pathophysiology of CTEPD which arises from an incomplete resolution of thrombi in the pulmonary arteries and leads to...

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Main Authors: Marta Banaszkiewicz, Paweł Kurzyna, Nina Kubikowska, Magda Mucha, Aleksander Rudnik, Aleksandra Gąsecka, Arkadiusz Pietrasik, Marcin Grabowski, Miłosz J. Jaguszewski, Piotr Kasprzyk, Piotr Kędzierski, Dariusz Ciećwierz, Grzegorz Żuk, Piotr Szwed, Michał Piłka, Michał Florczyk, Marcin Kurzyna, Szymon Darocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease
chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
balloon pulmonary angioplasty
pulmonary endarterectomy
pulmonary hypertension
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/16/5336

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