Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8962887 | Chest | 2018 | 38 Pages |
Abstract
PSP in the capillary phase, suggesting the presence of small vessel disease with diffuse distal thrombosis, is a predictor of BPA failure. PSP was also associated with less developed bronchial arteries, which suggests a key role of bronchial-pulmonary anastomoses in maintaining the pulmonary capillary bed open downstream of the pulmonary arterial obstruction. PSP affected approximately 15%Â of patients with nonoperable CTEPH who underwent BPA.
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Authors
Yu MD, Philippe MD, Xavier MD, Carlos MD, Jason MD, Olivier MD, PhD, Elie MD, PhD, Marc MD, PhD, Gérald MD,