The beneficial effects of balloon pulmonary angioplasty for patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension are accompanied by increased body mass index and improved nutritional status

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Although balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) improves pulmonary hypertension and the prognosis of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), subsequent changes in body mass index (BMI), nutritional status, and appetite have not been fully investigated. This retrospective study aimed to clarify changes in BMI, nutritional status, and appetite after BPA. Fifty-two consecutive patients with CTEPH who underwent complete revascularization with BPA between July 2014 and July 2023 and were available for follow-up were evaluated. We compared the presence or absence of increased appetite, BMI change, and nutritional status before and after BPA treatment. BPA significantly improved the mean pulmonary artery pressure from 37.4 ± 8.7 mmHg to 18.7 ± 2.8 mmHg and the partial pressure of oxygen from 61.6 ± 9.3 mmHg to 82.8 ± 9.9 mmHg (both p < 0.001). Appetite was increased in 82.7% of the patients. BMI significantly increased from 23.9 ± 3.7 kg/m2 to 24.9 ± 3.7 kg/m2 (p < 0.001). As a nutritional indicator, the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index increased from 105.3 ± 10.2 to 108.3 ± 8.3 (p < 0.001). The median Controlling Nutritional Status scores showed no significant change but the range was significantly improved from 0-9 to 0-3 (p = 0.006). In conclusion, patients with CTEPH show improved oxygenation and hemodynamics, increased BMI, and improved nutritional status following BPA. This sequence of changes may help improve patient prognosis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Pulmonary circulation - 14(2024), 1 vom: 12. Jan., Seite e12347

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fujii, Shinya [VerfasserIn]
Nagayoshi, Shinya [VerfasserIn]
Miyamoto, Takashi [VerfasserIn]
Ogawa, Kazuo [VerfasserIn]
Yoshimura, Michihiro [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Appetite
Body mass index
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Journal Article
Nutritional status
Oxygenation

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Date Revised 20.02.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/pul2.12347

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NLM368613917