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Emergent balloon pulmonary angioplasty in a patient with central‐type chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension with cardiac shock

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, 2022
The standard treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA); however, it may be unsuitable in the presence of comorbidities such as cardiac shock and severe hypoxia.
Hiroto Tamura   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Combination Treatment of Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty and Direct Oral Anticoagulant in a Patient with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Complicated by Protein S Deficiency

open access: yesMedicina, 2023
Introduction: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a phenotype of pulmonary hypertension due to chronic and multiple organized thrombus.
Toshihide Izumida   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Balloon pulmonary angioplasty in the treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: recent advances and future perspectives [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension constitutes a significant late sequela of pulmonary embolism. It is defined by precapillary pulmonary hypertension with mismatched perfusion defects and pulmonary arterial lesions after at least 3 months of ...
Wiedenroth, Christoph B.   +4 more
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Balloon Angioplasty as a Modality to Treat Children with Pulmonary Stenosis Secondary to Complex Congenital Heart Diseases

open access: yesChinese Medical Journal, 2017
Background: Pulmonary stenosis is common in children with complex congenital heart diseases. Proper management of this problem, especially postoperatively, is still controversial.
Yan Gu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Global trends in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension clinical trials and dissemination of results

open access: yesPulmonary Circulation, 2021
Treatment options for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) are rapidly expanding. The purpose of this study is to identify trends in CTEPH clinical trials and the publication of results.
Micheal C. McInnis   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Echogenic Mass Lesion within the Main Pulmonary Artery in a Neonate [PDF]

open access: yesNeonatal Medicine, 2020
Here we present a rare case of pulmonary arterial thrombosis associated with a ductus arteriosus aneurysm that caused severe pulmonary stenosis. A 5-day-old newborn was admitted to our hospital for the evaluation of an intracardiac mass-like lesion found
Lae-Eun Jeong   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimising coronary reperfusion in acute myocardial infarction: the role of primary angioplasty [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
PhDThrombolysis remains the predominant reperfusion strategy for ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the United Kingdom. Although primary angioplasty may offer superior outcomes, the logistics of delivering this therapy in the UK ...
Smith, Elliot J
core   +4 more sources

Rupture, Breakdown, and Pulmonary Artery Embolism of a Balloon Catheter Tip during Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty of Arteriovenous Fistula

open access: yesVascular Specialist International, 2019
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is a well-known treatment for arteriovenous fistula stenosis. Balloon rupture during endovascular procedures is a rare but possible complication.
Young Min Han   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Percutaneous Interventional Therapy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

open access: yesStructural Heart, 2023
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is a form of precapillary pulmonary hypertension resulting from the incomplete resolution of pulmonary thromboemboli and formation of chronic, fibrotic, flow-limiting obstructions within the pulmonary ...
Ehtisham Mahmud, MD, Lawrence Ang, MD
doaj   +1 more source

Role of Interleukin-18 in vascular injury: a new pharmacological target for the prevention of restenosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Background: Studies in humans as well as in animal models suggest that interleukin-18 (IL-18) plays a crucial role in vascular pathologies. IL-18 is a strong predictor of cardiovascular death in angina and is involved in atherotic plaque destabilization.
Grassia, Gianluca
core   +1 more source

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