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ArticleESC heart failure2022

Left atrial unloading with an 8 mm septal cutting balloon to treat postcapillary pulmonary hypertension: a case report.

Fabrice Bauer, Emmanuel Besnier, Chadi Aludaat, Romain Breil, Nicolas Bettinger, Charles Fauvel, Véronique Wurtz, Olivier Raitiere, Nassima Si Belkacem, Najime Bouhzam

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Article in ESC heart failure, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Interatrial Shunt Devices.Heart failure clinics · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Fabrice BauerService de chirurgie cardiaque, Clinique d'insuffisance cardiaque avancée, centre de compétence en hypertension pulmonaire 27/76, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Charles Nicolle, 1 rue de Germont, Rouen, F76000, France.
Emmanuel BesnierINSERM EnVI U1096, Université de Rouen, Rouen, France.
Chadi AludaatService de chirurgie cardiaque, Clinique d'insuffisance cardiaque avancée, centre de compétence en hypertension pulmonaire 27/76, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Charles Nicolle, 1 rue de Germont, Rouen, F76000, France.
Romain BreilService de chirurgie cardiaque, Clinique d'insuffisance cardiaque avancée, centre de compétence en hypertension pulmonaire 27/76, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Charles Nicolle, 1 rue de Germont, Rouen, F76000, France.
Nicolas BettingerService de Cardiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Charles Nicolle, Rouen, France.
Charles FauvelService de chirurgie cardiaque, Clinique d'insuffisance cardiaque avancée, centre de compétence en hypertension pulmonaire 27/76, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Charles Nicolle, 1 rue de Germont, Rouen, F76000, France.
Véronique WurtzService d'Anesthésie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Charles Nicolle, Rouen, France.
Olivier RaitiereService de chirurgie cardiaque, Clinique d'insuffisance cardiaque avancée, centre de compétence en hypertension pulmonaire 27/76, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Charles Nicolle, 1 rue de Germont, Rouen, F76000, France.
Nassima Si BelkacemService de chirurgie cardiaque, Clinique d'insuffisance cardiaque avancée, centre de compétence en hypertension pulmonaire 27/76, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Charles Nicolle, 1 rue de Germont, Rouen, F76000, France.
Najime BouhzamService d'Anesthésie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Charles Nicolle, Rouen, France.
Hôpital Charles-Nicolle · FRCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice · FRUniversité de Rouen Normandie · FR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report the case of a 58-year-old female with severe postcapillary pulmonary hypertension (averaged mean pulmonary arterial pressure was 49 mmHg, pulmonary arterial wedge pressure 29 mmHg, and right atrial pressure 8 mmHg) due to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. A left-to-right atrial shunt was created using an 8 mm cutting balloon, under transesophageal echocardiography guidance. Both pulmonary arterial and wedge pressure dramatically decreased after the procedure. Symptoms immediately improved and benefits were sustained at 6 months of follow-up. This case suggests that iatrogenic septal defect using a cutting balloon could be an option to treat symptomatic postcapillary pulmonary hypertension.

Indexed as

Atrial AppendageHypertension, PulmonaryEchocardiography, TransesophagealFemaleHeart AtriaHumansMiddle AgedPulmonary Wedge PressureCutting balloonHeart failureLeft atriumPulmonary hypertension

Identifiers

PMID34766440
PMCPMC8787960
OpenAlexW3211930892

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