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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Veröffentlicht in:	Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions 2019-05, Vol.93 (6), p.1076-1079
Hauptverfasser:	Allen Ligon, R., Petit, Christopher J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Angioplasty Arteries balloon angioplasty Catheterization congenital heart disease, adults congenital heart disease, pediatrics Hypertension pediatric intervention Pulmonary arteries Pulmonary artery Pulmonary hypertension Rehabilitation Thromboembolism
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Zusammenfassung:	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