N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide for monitoring after balloon pulmonary angioplasty for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

This study examined changes in N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in patients undergoing BPA for inoperable CTEPH and related them to periprocedural success.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - December 8, 2017 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Steffen D. Kriechbaum, Christoph B. Wiedenroth, Jan-Sebastian Wolter, Regula H ütz, Moritz Haas, Andreas Breithecker, Fritz C. Roller, Till Keller, Stefan Guth, Andreas Rolf, Christian W. Hamm, Eckhard Mayer, Christoph Liebetrau Source Type: research