Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty and Adempas Both Effective for Inoperable CTEPH, Analysis Shows
A new meta-analysis assessing balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) and Adempas (riociguat) for treating inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) found both treatment strategies to be well-tolerated, and able to improve exercise tolerance and the function of the circulatory system. The study with that finding, “Balloon…