Balloon pulmonary angioplasty for patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension previously operated by pulmonary endarterectomy

Asger Andersen; Jacob Valentin Hansen; Simone Juel Dragsbaek; Michael Maeng; Mads Jønsson Andersen; Gratien Andersen; Søren Mellemjkaer; Lars Bo Ilkjær; Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk

doi:10.1002/pul2.12115

Balloon pulmonary angioplasty for patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension previously operated by pulmonary endarterectomy

Pulm Circ. 2022 Jul 1;12(3):e12115. doi: 10.1002/pul2.12115. eCollection 2022 Jul.

Authors

Asger Andersen¹, Jacob Valentin Hansen¹, Simone Juel Dragsbaek¹, Michael Maeng¹, Mads Jønsson Andersen¹, Gratien Andersen², Søren Mellemjkaer¹, Lars Bo Ilkjær³, Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology Aarhus University Hospital Aarhus Denmark.
² Department of Radiology Aarhus University Hospital Aarhus Denmark.
³ Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Aarhus University Hospital Aarhus Denmark.

Abstract

Balloon pulmonary angioplasty improved hemodynamics, walking distance, and World Health Organization functional class in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension not eligible for pulmonary endarterectomy (Non-PEA) and patients with persistent pulmonary hypertension after PEA (PEA). More mild complications were observed in PEA- compared to Non-PEA.

Keywords: balloon pulmonary angioplasty; chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension; pulmonary embolism; pulmonary hypertension.