Efficacy and safety of guide extension catheter in balloon pulmonary angioplasty for treatment of complex lesions in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

Masao TakigamiNaohiko NakanishiHideo TsubataKuniyoshi FukaiYuki MatsubaraKenji YanishiKan ZenTakeshi NakamuraSatoaki Matoba

Published in: PloS one (2023)

A guide extension catheter can be used safely in BPA procedures with anatomically complex pulmonary artery branches and complex lesions by increasing backup support.

Keyphrases

pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary artery
pulmonary arterial hypertension
coronary artery
atrial fibrillation
smoking cessation
drug induced