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

In this study we examined changes in N-terminal pro –B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in patients undergoing BPA for inoperable CTEPH and related them to peri-procedural 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 Tags: Original Clinical Science Source Type: research