PULMONARY hypertension is a serious and relatively frequent complication of the ostiumsecundum type of defect of the atrial septum. 1–4 It increases the symptoms and disability of cardio ...

The 6th World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension Task Force ... to maximal medical therapeutic intervention. Balloon atrial septostomy should be regarded as a palliative or bridging procedure ...

Pulmonary hypertension (PH ... Available options for treating CTEPH include anticoagulants, balloon atrial septostomy (BAS), balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA), pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA ...