Combination of rescue balloon pulmonary angioplasty and riociguat therapy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension with nonsustained polymorphic ventricular tachycardia: A case report.

ABSTRACT: We encountered a case of frequent nonsustained polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (NSPVT) due to hemodynamically unstable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). A 78-year-old woman was taking anticoagulants for CTEPH. She had refused specific treatment for CTEPH, including pulmonary vasodilators, because she was then asymptomatic. She fell and sustained a femoral neck fracture, and she was referred to our hospital in anticipation of a surgical repair. Her condition on admission was complicated by respiratory failure, and electrocardiogram monitoring showed frequent NSPVT. A right heart catheterization revealed high mean pulmonary artery pressure with severely reduced cardiac output. Pulmonary angiography showed bilateral stenosis and multiple obstructions. Because NSPVT wa

SUBMITTER: Fukuda Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10507571 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature