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Balloon dilation atrial septostomy for advanced pulmonary hypertension in patients on prostanoid therapy |
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| Authors: | Brooks T. Kuhn MD Usman Javed MD Ehrin J. Armstrong MD MSc MS FACC Gagan D. Singh MD Thomas W. Smith MD Charles J. Whitcomb MD Roblee P. Allen MD Jason H. Rogers MD FACC |
| Affiliation: | 1. Division of Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California;2. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California |
| Abstract: | Methods : All patients had progressive symptoms despite prostanoid therapy at the time of their first BDAS. Sixteen patients who underwent a total of 23 septostomies between 2004 and 2014 were included in this retrospective case series. Conclusions : BDAS may be an alternate therapy for select PH patients who have symptomatic progression despite prostanoid therapy. Survival is comparable to prior reports of BDAS in the pre‐prostanoid era. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
| Keywords: | intracardiac echo right ventricle transeptal cath |