Safety and efficacy of balloon pulmonary angioplasty in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in the Netherlands

Background: Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is an emerging treatment in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) and chronic thromboembolic disease (CTED). We describe the first safety and efficacy results of BPA in the Netherlands. Methods: We selected all consecutive patients with inoperable CTEPH and CTED accepted for BPA treatment who had a six-month follow-up in the St. Antonius Hospital in Nieuwegein and the Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC) in Amsterdam. Functional class (FC), N‑terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), 6‑minute walking t... Mehr ...

Verfasser: van Thor, M. C.J.
Lely, R. J.
Braams, N. J.
ten Klooster, L.
Beijk, M. A.M.
Heijmen, R. H.
van den Heuvel, D. A.F.
Rensing, B. J.W.M.
Snijder, R. J.
Vonk Noordegraaf, A.
Nossent, E. J.
Meijboom, L. J.
Symersky, P.
Mager, J. J.
Bogaard, H. J.
Post, M. C.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
Reihe/Periodikum: van Thor , M C J , Lely , R J , Braams , N J , ten Klooster , L , Beijk , M A M , Heijmen , R H , van den Heuvel , D A F , Rensing , B J W M , Snijder , R J , Vonk Noordegraaf , A , Nossent , E J , Meijboom , L J , Symersky , P , Mager , J J , Bogaard , H J & Post , M C 2020 , ' Safety and efficacy of balloon pulmonary angioplasty in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in the Netherlands ' , Netherlands Heart Journal , vol. 28 , no. 2 , pp. 81-88 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-019-01352-6
Sprache: Englisch
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