Temporal Trends in Age Profile and Safety of Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty for CTEPH
BPA safety has improved over time. Despite higher complication risks in older patients, the narrowing gap with younger patients in recent years suggests that BPA is a safe and feasible option for this population.
Authors
- Akihiro Tsuji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3280-6119)
- Ryo Takano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4078-3479)
- Koshiro Kanaoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7900-7835)
- Jin Ueda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3942-8499)
- Yoko Sumita
- T N Noguchi
- K Tsujita
- Yoshihiro Miyamoto
- Takeshi Ogo
Institutions
- National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (JP)
- Kumamoto Medical Center (JP)
- Kumamoto University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Asia
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacasi.2025.12.016
- Primary Topic
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00