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SUBMITTER: Nishiyama T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5993172 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nishiyama Takahiko T Takatsuki Seiji S Kawakami Takashi T Katsumata Yoshinori Y Kimura Takehiro T Kataoka Masaharu M Tsuruta Hikaru H Itabashi Yuji Y Murata Mitsushige M Yuasa Shinsuke S Aizawa Yoshiyasu Y Fukuda Keiichi K
International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature 20180525
<h4>Background</h4>Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is a treatment option for patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH).<h4>Methods and results</h4>In 60 patients with CTEPH, we examined the hemodynamic data before and after BPA. In addition, the sequential ECG findings for right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) were assessed. The mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) decreased from 38 ± 11 to 20 ± 4 mm Hg (p < 0.05). The ROC analysis showed that the S waves in V5, R ...[more]