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.
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Balloon Atrial Septostomy in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Effect on Survival and Associated Outcomes
Submitted by: Arie Blitz
Source: Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
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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
