Comprehensive evaluation of the effectiveness and safety of balloon pulmonary angioplasty for inoperable chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension: long-term effects and procedure-related complications

Abstract

These results indicate that BPA improves haemodynamics and exercise capacity in inoperable CTEPH patients with acceptable complication rate and that the beneficial haemodynamic effects of BPA persist for years with resultant good long-term prognosis.