Effects of pulmonary endarterectomy and balloon pulmonary angioplasty in older adults with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: A sub-analysis of the CTEPH AC registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Invasive treatments for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) include pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) and balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA). Both PEA and BPA demonstrate significant benefits for symptom relief, hemodynamic improvement, and overall patient outcomes. However, evidence of their efficacy in older adults remains limited. This study aimed to evaluate treatment efficacy-including exercise tolerance, hemodynamics, functional status-and clinical outcomes in CTEPH patients aged ≥70 years who underwent PEA or BPA.

Methods

Among 1,527 patients in the CTEPH AntiCoagulants Registry, we selected those aged 70 years or older, including 25 who underwent PEA during follow-up and 210 who received BPA. We evaluated the World Health Organization funct

SUBMITTER: Yamashita J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12274849 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature