Balloon pulmonary angioplasty attenuates ongoing myocardial damage in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Mar 15:207:387-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.11.026. Epub 2015 Nov 18.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
² Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: kohno.a2@keio.jp.

PMID: 26602928
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.11.026

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Keywords: Balloon pulmonary angioplasty; Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension; High-sensitivity troponin T.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Angioplasty, Balloon*
Chronic Disease
Female
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary / diagnosis*
Hypertension, Pulmonary / therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardium / pathology
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis*
Pulmonary Embolism / therapy*