| Literature DB >> 15607676 |
Aparna Kulkarni1, Tajinder P Singh, Ashok Sarnaik, Henry L Walters, Ralph Delius.
Abstract
Patients with increased pulmonary vascular resistance may experience acute pulmonary hypertension after heart transplantation. Pulmonary vasodilator drugs usually are delivered by the intravenous or the endotracheal route during acute pulmonary hypertensive crisis. Oral pulmonary vasodilators have a potential role in less acutely ill patients with increased pulmonary artery pressure after heart transplantation. We describe the 1st successful post-operative use of oral sildenafil for pulmonary vasodilation in a patient after heart transplantation.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID： 15607676 DOI： 10.1016/j.healun.2003.09.024
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Heart Lung Transplant ISSN： 1053-2498 Impact factor: 10.247