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ArticlePulmonary circulation2025

Sequential Combination of Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty for Distal Lesions in the Left Pulmonary Artery Followed by Pulmonary Endarterectomy for Central Lesions in the Right Pulmonary Artery: A Case Report.

Ryo Takano, Jin Ueda, Yoshimasa Seike, Akiyuki Kotoku, Hiroki Horinouchi, Yosuke Inoue, Tetsuya Fukuda, Hitoshi Matsuda, Takeshi Ogo

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Ryo TakanoDivision of Pulmonary Circulation, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Osaka Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4078-3479
Jin UedaDivision of Pulmonary Circulation, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Osaka Japan.
Yoshimasa SeikeDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Osaka Japan.
Akiyuki KotokuDepartment of Radiology National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Osaka Japan.
Hiroki HorinouchiDepartment of Radiology National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Osaka Japan.
Yosuke InoueDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Osaka Japan.
Tetsuya FukudaDepartment of Radiology National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Osaka Japan.
Hitoshi MatsudaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Osaka Japan.
Takeshi OgoDivision of Pulmonary Circulation, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Osaka Japan.

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Abstract

Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is the gold standard treatment for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). While balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is an emerging treatment for distal CTEPH, a standard therapeutic strategy for CTEPH with unilateral central lesions has yet to be established. Herein, we describe the successful treatment of a patient with CTEPH who underwent BPA for left distal lesions, followed by PEA for unilateral right central lesions, without serious complications. BPA before PEA may reduce perioperative complications by improving hemodynamics and contribute to a better clinical course by shortening deep hypothermic circulatory arrest time through reduction of the PEA treatment area. Depending on the anatomical characteristics of the lesions, this combination therapy should be discussed by a multidisciplinary CTEPH team.

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chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertensionperioperativesequential combination therapytreatment strategyunilateral

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PMCPMC12397077

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