Creation of a restrictive atrial communication in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH): effective palliation of syncope and end-stage heart failure

Atrial septostomy (AS) is recommended for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)-associated right ventricular (RV) failure, recurrent syncope, or pulmonary hypertensive crisis (PHC). We aimed to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of AS to manage PAH from infancy to adulthood. From June 2009 to Dec...

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Main Authors: Anna Bauer, Markus Khalil, Dorle Schmidt, Jürgen Bauer, Anoosh Esmaeili, Christian Apitz, Norbert F. Voelkel, Dietmar Schranz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-06-01
Series:Pulmonary Circulation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2045894018776518