title: First-in-man experience with cryoplasty during graded balloon atrial septostomy to reduce spontaneous closure in a patient with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, and Henry Ford Heart and Vascular Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Mayra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guerrero
authors.forename: Hector
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cajigas
authors.forename: Rana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Awdish
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Greenbaum
authors.forename: Akshay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sandoval
mesh_terms: D054087:Atrial Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D065627:Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D016896:Treatment Outcome