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Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty: A Treatment Option for Inoperable Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

In chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), stenoses or obstructions of the pulmonary arteries due to organized thrombi can cause an elevation in pulmonary artery resistance, which in turn can result in pulmonary hypertension. CTEPH can be cured surgically by pulmonary endarterectomy (...

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Published in:Front Cardiovasc Med
Main Authors: Ogawa, Aiko, Matsubara, Hiromi
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4671397/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26664876
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2015.00004
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