Andrzej Łabyk, Marcin Krakowian, Łukasz Mysiorski, Barbara Lichodziejewska, Olga Dzikowska-Diduch, Aisha Ou-Pokrzewińska, Dariusz Zieliński, Marek Gołębiowski, Piotr Pruszczyk, Marek Roik
INTRODUCTION: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), characterized by thromboembolic changes affecting the pulmonary bed, leads to ventricular function deterioration and premature death. The introduction of balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) has significantly improved the prognosis of CTEPH patients. AIM: The authors of this article decided to summarize the experience of the BPA program, conducted between 2014 and 2022, at the reference center. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Among 111 CTEPH patients, 55 were included in the analysis...
March 2024: Postępy W Kardiologii Interwencyjnej, Advances in Interventional Cardiology