Working backward: Retrograde balloon angioplasty of atretic arteries in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

We describe a patient with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension who presented to the pediatric cardiac catheterization laboratory for peripheral pulmonary artery recanalization and angioplasty. This case report outlines serial pulmonary arterial rehabilitation via a retrograde approach thro...

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Published inCatheterization and cardiovascular interventions Vol. 93; no. 6; pp. 1076 - 1079
Main Authors Allen Ligon, R., Petit, Christopher J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.05.2019
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Subjects
Angioplasty
Arteries
balloon angioplasty
Catheterization
congenital heart disease, adults
congenital heart disease, pediatrics
Hypertension
pediatric intervention
Pulmonary arteries
Pulmonary artery
Pulmonary hypertension
Rehabilitation
Thromboembolism
pediatric intervention
congenital heart disease, adults
congenital heart disease, pediatrics
balloon angioplasty
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Summary:We describe a patient with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension who presented to the pediatric cardiac catheterization laboratory for peripheral pulmonary artery recanalization and angioplasty. This case report outlines serial pulmonary arterial rehabilitation via a retrograde approach through intrapulmonary collateral arterial connections.
ISSN:1522-1946
1522-726X
DOI:10.1002/ccd.28115