Emergent balloon pulmonary angioplasty in a patient with central‐type chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension with cardiac shock. Issue 12 (13th December 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tamura, Hiroto; Hosokawa, Shinobu; Yuba, Kenichiro
• Is Part Of: Clinical case reports. Volume 10:Issue 12(2022)
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• Publication Date: 2022-12-13
• Subjects: chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension -- emergent balloon pulmonary angioplasty -- pulmonary endarterectomy -- pulmonary hypertension; Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.09
• DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.6738
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-0904

Abstract

Abstract: 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. We describe a successful case of emergent balloon pulmonary angioplasty performed before PEA in a patient with deteriorating central‐type CTEPH. Abstract : An emergent balloon pulmonary angioplasty could be an alternative option before conventional pulmonary endarterectomy in a patient with deteriorating central‐type chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.