Balloon Angioplasty May Help Considerably in Treating CTEPH, Study Finds
The combination of pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA), a surgery to remove blood clots in the lungs, and balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA), the use of balloons to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels — could improve outcomes for people with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), researchers reported. Treatment, including…