Characteristics of an expert centre
| Extensive experience with cardiothoracic surgery, including procedures requiring DHCA |
| Excellent pulmonary and cardiac services |
| Emphasis on pulmonary hypertension |
| Expert diagnostic imaging |
| Experienced multidisciplinary team comprising surgeons, radiologists, anaesthetists, intensivists, nurses, perfusionists, respiratory therapists and interventionalists, including specialists experienced in BPA |
DHCA: deep hypothermic circulatory arrest; BPA: balloon pulmonary angioplasty. Data from [12].