Interventional Imaging Roadmap to Successful Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

• Published in: Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions Vol. 1; no. 6; p. 100429
• Main Authors: Patel, Nimai, Hyder, Syed N., Michaud, Erinleigh, Moles, Victor, Agarwal, Prachi P., Rosenfield, Kenneth, Abe, Kohtaro, Haft, Jonathan, Visovatti, Scott H., Cascino, Thomas M., Auger, William R., Mclaughlin, Vallerie V., Aggarwal, Vikas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2022
• Subjects: SSA; BPA; V/Q; CTEPH; IPA; CTPA; DECT; PEA; SPECT

Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is an evolving treatment modality for patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) who are not candidates for pulmonary endarterectomy. Although several imaging modalities currently exist for evaluating CTEPH, their individual use, specifica...