Combination Treatment of Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty and Direct Oral Anticoagulant in a Patient with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Complicated by Protein S Deficiency

Autor: Toshihide Izumida, Teruhiko Imamura, Ryuichi Ushijima, Koichiro Kinugawa
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Medicina, Vol 59, Iss 5, p 909 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1648-9144
1010-660X
DOI: 10.3390/medicina59050909
Popis: Introduction: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a phenotype of pulmonary hypertension due to chronic and multiple organized thrombus. The therapeutic strategy for patients with CTEPH and comorbid protein S deficiency remains unknown due to its rarity. Case: We encountered a 49-year-old male patient with CTEPH and concomitant mild protein S deficiency (type III). We could successfully perform balloon pulmonary angioplasty without any major complications, including thromboembolism and bleeding, followed by standard-dose oral anticoagulation therapy instead of warfarin. Conclusion: A currently established standard therapeutic strategy for CTEPH, including pulmonary angioplasty, may be safe and effective even in patients with concomitant inherent coagulation abnormalities.
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