New Combined Treatment Improves Heart Function in CTEPH Cases
A new sequential strategy successfully treats people with severe chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), significantly reducing high blood pressure and improving heart function, a study finds.
The three-step regimen includes medication, balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA), and pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) surgery, designed for people facing unacceptably high surgical risk and complex blood clot locations.
- Medication as the initial step
- Followed by balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA)
- Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) surgery as the final step
When followed, this regimen significantly reduced blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries and a marker of heart failure, improved functionality, and led to a 95% survival rate, the data showed.
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Author's summary: New treatment improves heart function in CTEPH cases.
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