Population
Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension with progressive disease despite optimal medical therapy or…
Design
Review
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Atrial septostomy may be considered in select refractory PAH cases; leaves open need for prospective trials versus emerging shunting modalities.
This review details the history, indications, techniques, and outcomes of atrial septostomy as a palliative procedure for patients with progressive pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Maluli et al. (2015) studied this question.
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