Negative acute hemodynamic response to balloon pulmonary angioplasty does not predicate the long-term outcome in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Jun 1:188:81-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.04.025. Epub 2015 Apr 4.

Authors

Kazuya Hosokawa¹, Kohtaro Abe², Keiji Oi³, Yasushi Mukai³, Yoshitaka Hirooka², Kenji Sunagawa³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan. Electronic address: ncvchoso@cardiol.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
² Department of Advanced Cardiovascular Regulations and Therapeutics, Kyusyu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.

PMID: 25889333
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.04.025

No abstract available

Keywords: Balloon pulmonary angioplasty; Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension; Endovascular treatment; Pulmonary hypertension.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Angiography / methods
Angioplasty, Balloon / methods*
Chronic Disease
Cohort Studies
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hemodynamics / physiology*
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary / diagnostic imaging
Hypertension, Pulmonary / therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Embolism / therapy*
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Resistance / physiology