Similar quality of life after balloon pulmonary angioplasty or pulmonary endarterectomy for CTEPH.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is most commonly treated with pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) or with a combination of pulmonary vasodilators and balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA). Quality of life (QoL) after treatment is one of many factors used to determine which procedure is most suitable for each patient. Studies evaluating QoL after these interventions have not compared QoL between both procedures in a randomized cohort. In this prospective registry study, we explored QoL as an outcome in patients treated with PEA or BPA treatment and which factors correlated to QoL.

Methods

CTEPH patients treated in Amsterdam University Medical Center and Aarhus University Hospital, the living with pulmonary hypertension questionnaire (LPHQ) was record

SUBMITTER: Smeele P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11935437 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature