Characteristics and in-hospital outcomes of patients undergoing balloon pulmonary angioplasty for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a time-trend analysis from the Japanese nationwide registry

• Shun Kohsaka,
• Hideki Ishii,
• Toshiro Shinke,
• Mitsuyoshi Takahara,
• Issei Komuro,
• Jiro Ando,
• Yuji Ikari,
• Shun Minatsuki,
• Arihiro Kiyosue,
• Satoshi Kodera,
• Masaru Hatano

Affiliations

Shun Kohsaka

Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Hideki Ishii

Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Toshiro Shinke

Department of Cardiology, Showa University School of Medicine, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Mitsuyoshi Takahara

Department of Diabetes Care Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan

Issei Komuro

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Jiro Ando

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Yuji Ikari

Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokai University Hospital, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan

Shun Minatsuki

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Arihiro Kiyosue

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Satoshi Kodera

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Masaru Hatano

Department of Therapeutic Strategy for Heart Failure, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan