Management of Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty Complications: An Ounce of Prevention is a Pound of Cure
Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is increasingly used to treat patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Although pulmonary thromboendarterectomy remains the treatment of choice for patients with CTEPH, BPA is an effective treatment option for nonoperative patients and those with residual pulmonary hypertension (PH) after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy.1
Institutions
- Temple University Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions
- Published
- 2025-12-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jscai.2025.104157
- Primary Topic
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00