title: A case of balloon pulmonary angioplasty as a palliative therapy in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Cardiology, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Electronic address: gsianos@auth.gr.
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sianos
authors.affiliation: First Department of Cardiology, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giannakoulas
authors.affiliation: First Department of Cardiology, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Konstantinidis
authors.affiliation: First Department of Cardiology, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Sophia Anastasia
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mouratoglou
authors.affiliation: First Department of Cardiology, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Vasileios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Koletas
authors.affiliation: First Department of Cardiology, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sofidis
authors.affiliation: First Department of Cardiology, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Apostolos
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tzikas
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giamouzis
authors.affiliation: First Department of Cardiology, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Haralambos
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karvounis
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Balloon pulmonary angioplasty; Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension