Impact Of Initiation Of Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty Program On Referral Of Patients With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension To Surgery

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation(2018)

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BACKGROUND: Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is a technique proposed for inoperable patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). In this study we aimed to determine whether initiation of the BPA program has modified the characteristics and outcome of patients undergoing pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA), and compared the characteristics of patients undergoing one or the other procedure. METHODS: This prospective registry study included all patients with CTEPH who underwent PEA in the French National Reference Center before (2012 to 2013) and after (2015 to 2016) BPA program initiation (February 2014). Pre-operative clinical and hemodynamics profiles, peri-operative (Jamieson classification, surgery duration, need of assistance) characteristics of both groups, and all-cause mortality were compared using the t-test or chi-square test. Characteristics of patients subjected to surgery or BPA since February 2014 were also compared. RESULTS: The total number of patients referred to the CTEPH team increased in the BPA era (n = 291 vs n= 484). The pre-operative characteristics of patients from the pre-BPA era (n = 240) were similar to those from the BPA era (n = 246). Despite more Jamieson Type 3 cases (29%) in the second period, 30- and 90-day mortality remained stable (both p > 0.30). Patients subjected to BPA (n = 177) were older than those subjected to PEA (n = 364) (64 +/- 14 vs 60 +/- 14 years, respectively), and had higher rates of splenectomy (10% vs 1%) or implantable port (9% vs 3%), lower total pulmonary resistance, better cardiac index, and better renal function (all p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: This study shows the influence of the initiation of the BPA program on the profile of patients with CTEPH undergoing PEA. (C) 2018 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. All rights reserved.
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angioplasty,epidemiology,endarterectomy,outcome,pulmonary hypertension
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