Pulmonary vascular disease & thromboembolism

Balloon pulmonary angioplasty for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a clinical consensus statement of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) working group on pulmonary circulation and right ventricular function

Eur Heart JPublished Clinical consensus statement

Methodological detailsDelphi methodology for statements not evidence based
  • Delphi methodology for statements not evidence based

Recommendations

As issued by the authors

  1. An anatomical nomenclature and a description of vascular lesions are provided

  2. Treatment goals and definitions of complete balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) are outlined

  3. Definitions of complications are presented as a possible basis for standardised reporting in studies involving BPA

Original publication

Balloon pulmonary angioplasty for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a clinical consensus statement of the ESC working group on pulmonary circulation and right ventricular function. Eur Heart J. Published 20 July 2023. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehad413

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