Optimal short-term outcomes in balloon pulmonary angioplasty: the minimum frequency of three sessions annually.

Xin LiTao YangYi ZhangQing ZhaoQixian ZengQi JinAnqi DuanZhihua HuangMeixi HuSicheng ZhangLuyang GaoChangming XiongQin LuoZhihui ZhaoZhihong Liu

Published in: Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease (2024)

To achieve optimal short-term outcomes, patients might need to undergo ⩾2 BPA sessions or have ⩾9 pulmonary vessels treated or have T/P ⩾0.790 within 6 months, and undergo ⩾3 BPA sessions or have ⩾17 pulmonary vessels treated or have T/P ⩾1.264 within 12 months.

Keyphrases

pulmonary hypertension
newly diagnosed
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes