Study on the improvement in exercise capacity in patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension who are treated with balloon pulmonary angioplasty
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000015855
- Lead Sponsor
- agoya University Graduate School of Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1. Pregnancy 2. History of allergic reaction to contrast medium 3. Cardiogenic shock 4. Severe liver dysfunction (Child-Pugh score C) 5. Renal dysfunction (serum creatinine levels is greater than or equal to 2.0 mg/dL) 6. Patients whose disadvantage in cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPX) is greater than benefits among one with relative conraindications for CPX 7. Contraindications for CPX 8. Patients who cannot keep supine position 9. Left heart failure 10. Patients who have received balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) at the point of entry
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Exercise capacity by cardiopulmonary exercise test
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method vascular endothelial function, sympton, hemodynamics by right heart catheterization, biomarkers by laboratory test