Characteristics and in-hospital outcomes of patients undergoing balloon pulmonary angioplasty for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a time-trend analysis from the Japanese nationwide registry

Background Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA), a novel technique initially introduced as a treatment for inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, is now increasingly being performed in a broader spectrum of patients. Here, we performed a time-trend analysis of the characteristics a...

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Main Authors: Shun Kohsaka, Hideki Ishii, Tetsuya Amano, Toshiro Shinke, Mitsuyoshi Takahara, Issei Komuro, Jiro Ando, Yuji Ikari, Shun Minatsuki, Arihiro Kiyosue, Satoshi Kodera, Masaru Hatano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-12-01
Series:Open Heart
Online Access:https://openheart.bmj.com/content/8/2/e001721.full
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