Purpose

The International Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty (BPA) Registry is a prospective, multi-center, long-term observational project. Scheduled to start data collection in Q4 2017, the registry will run for approximately four years with a follow-up time for each patient of at least two years. Its primary objective is to investigate the efficacy and safety of BPA intervention in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) not amenable to pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA).

Conditions

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
All ages
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Diagnosis with CTEPH according to the following criteria: - Mean PAP ≥ 25mmHg at rest; or if mean PAP < 25mmHg at rest, have exercise limitations from chronic thromboembolic disease - Abnormal ventilation perfusion lung scanning (VQ) scan, pulmonary angiogram, computer tomographic pulmonary angiogram, or magnetic resonance pulmonary angiogram confirming chronic thromboembolic disease as recommended by standard guidelines - Treatment with anticoagulation for ≥ 3 months before diagnosis of CTEPH - Naïve to BPA treatment - Scheduled to undergo their first BPA session ≥ 1 day after enrollment. Enrollment is defined as date the consent is signed by the patient. Enrollment must occur before any BPA session - Willing to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

  • BPA treatment prior to enrollment - Pulmonary hypertension cause other than World Health Organization (WHO) group IV (CTEPH) - Targeted BPA treatment lesion other than from WHO group IV (CTEPH)

Study Design

Phase
Study Type
Observational [Patient Registry]
Observational Model
Cohort
Time Perspective
Prospective

More Details

Status
Completed
Sponsor
International CTEPH Association

Study Contact

Notice

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