Safety and efficacy of percutaneous transluminal pulmonary angioplasty in elderly patients

Abstract Background Percutaneous transluminal pulmonary angioplasty (PTPA) is a recently developed catheter-based therapy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). The aim of the present study was to investigate the safety and efficacy of PTPA in elderly patients with CTEPH. Methods...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of cardiology 2014-08, Vol.175 (2), p.285-289
Hauptverfasser:	Yanagisawa, Ryoji, Kataoka, Masaharu, Inami, Takumi, Shimura, Nobuhiko, Ishiguro, Haruhisa, Fukuda, Keiichi, Yoshino, Hideaki, Satoh, Toru
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Age Age Factors Aged Angioplasty - adverse effects Angioplasty - methods Angioplasty - mortality Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiovascular Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension Diseases of the cardiovascular system Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous Elderly patients Female Heart Hemodynamics - physiology Humans Length of Stay - trends Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Mortality - trends Percutaneous transluminal pulmonary angioplasty Pneumology Pulmonary endarterectomy Pulmonary hypertension. Acute cor pulmonale. Pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary vascular diseases Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects) Risk Factors Treatment Outcome
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