Pulmonary Endarterectomy and Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension　― Similar Effects on Health-Related Quality of Life ―

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  Figure 1.. Workflow of the observational study. BPA, balloon pulmonary angioplasty; CTEPH, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension; HRQOL, health-related quality of life; PEA, pulmonary endarterectomy.

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  Figure 2.. Effects of (A) pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) and (B) balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) on health-related quality of life (HRQOL). (C) Differences in HRQOL scores after the 2 therapies. Changes after invasive therapy were determined using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Differences between the BPA and PEA groups were determined using the Mann-Whitney U-test. *P<0.05; **P<0.01. BP, bodily pain; GH, general health; MCS, mental component summary; MH, mental health; PCS, physical component summary; PF, physical functioning; RE, role emotional; RP, role physical; SF, social functioning; VT, vitality.