Consequences of an early catheter-based intervention on pulmonary artery growth and right ventricular myocardial function in a pig model of pulmonary artery stenosis.

Melissa L BatesPetros V AnagnostopoulosCole NygardJenna TorgesonJamie ReichertCsaba GalambosMarlowe W EldridgeLuke J Lamers

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2018)

Early stent intervention in this surgically created PA stenosis model was associated with improved growth of the distal PA vasculature but additional investigation of PA vessel physiology and impact on the developing heart are needed.

Keyphrases

pulmonary artery
coronary artery
pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary arterial hypertension
randomized controlled trial
heart failure
minimally invasive
atrial fibrillation