Culture of pulmonary artery endothelial cells from pulmonary artery catheter balloon tips: considerations for use in pulmonary vascular disease

• Published in: The European respiratory journal Vol. 55; no. 3; p. 1901313
• Main Authors: Ventetuolo, Corey E., Aliotta, Jason M., Braza, Julie, Chichger, Havovi, Dooner, Mark, McGuirl, Donald, Mullin, Christopher J., Newton, Julie, Pereira, Mandy, Princiotto, Amy, Quesenberry, Peter J., Walsh, Thomas, Whittenhall, Mary, Klinger, James R., Harrington, Elizabeth O.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.03.2020

Endothelial dysfunction is a hallmark of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) but there are no established methods to study pulmonary artery endothelial cells (PAECs) from living patients. We sought to culture PAECs from pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) balloons used during right-heart catheterisati...