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Balloon Atrial Septostomy in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Effect on Survival and Associated Outcomes

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Submitted by

Arie Blitz

Source

Source Name: Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Source URL: http://www.jhltonline.org/article/S1053-2498(15)00006-6/abstract

Author(s)

Joanne Chiu, Warren A. Zuckerman, Mariel E. Turner, Marc E. Richmond, Diane Kerstein, Usha Krishnan, Alejandro Torres, Julie A. Vincent, Erika B. Rosenzweig

The Columbia group performed a retrospective analysis of 46 balloon atrial septostomies in 32 patients with severe and medically refractory PAH from 2002-2013. There were no procedural deaths or complications. BAS was safely used as a bridge to lung transplantation or to alleviate right heart failure symptoms and/or syncope.