Mid-term follow-up of balloon pulmonary angioplasty for inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: An experience in Latin America.
Pablo SepulvedaRené HameauChristian BackhouseGustavo CharmeFrancisco PachecoPablo A RamírezAlberto J FuensalidaJorge QuitralGonzalo MartínezJosé A MartínezPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2020)
Our results confirm that BPA for inoperable CTEPH is a relatively safe procedure that improves clinical and hemodynamic parameters in the mid-term. This therapy should be considered as an alternative, mainly in places where access to PAH therapy or surgery is restricted.