Balloon pulmonary angioplasty for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension due to septic emboli.

ABSTRACT

We present the case of a 28-year-old woman with a history of tricuspid valve endocarditis leading to chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) with multiple pulmonary artery chronic total occlusions (CTOs) due to septic emboli. Following a multidisciplinary care discussion, the patient was brought forward for balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) with successful revascularization of all chronically occluded territories. This case highlights advances in pulmonary artery CTO interventions and demonstrates the feasibility of BPA for CTEPH patients with a history of septic emboli.