title: Incidence, avoidance, and management of pulmonary artery injuries in percutaneous transluminal pulmonary angioplasty.
authors: Division of Cardiology, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Takumi
authors: T
authors: Inami
authors: Division of Cardiology, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: m.kataoka09@keio.jp.
authors: Masaharu
authors: M
authors: Kataoka
authors: Division of Cardiology, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Nobuhiko
authors: N
authors: Shimura
authors: Division of Cardiology, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Haruhisa
authors: H
authors: Ishiguro
authors: Division of Cardiology, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Ryoji
authors: R
authors: Yanagisawa
authors: Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Takashi
authors: T
authors: Kawakami
authors: Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Keiichi
authors: K
authors: Fukuda
authors: Division of Cardiology, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Hideaki
authors: H
authors: Yoshino
authors: Division of Cardiology, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Toru
authors: T
authors: Satoh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography
keywords: Balloon pulmonary angioplasty; Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension; Percutaneous transluminal pulmonary angioplasty; Pulmonary artery injury