Open AccessPulmonary Artery Denervation for Treatment of a Patient with Pulmonary Hypertension Secondary to Left Heart Disease
Author(s) -
Zhang Hang,
Zhang Juan,
Xie DuJiang,
Jiang Xiaoming,
Zhang FengFu,
Chen ShaoLiang
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pulmonary circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.791
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 2045-8940
DOI - 10.1086/685550
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , pulmonary hypertension , pulmonary artery , denervation , disease
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) predicts poor outcome in patients with left heart disease. A 62‐year‐old man was referred for heart failure associated with ischemic cardiomyopathy. He received a diagnosis of combined postcapillary and precapillary PH secondary to left heart disease on the basis of hemodynamic parameters. After the pulmonary artery denervation procedure was performed, hemodynamic parameters were markedly improved, which resulted in a significant increase in functional capacity.