Dramatic decrease in the pulmonary artery systolic pressure and disappearance of the interatrial shunt with sildenafil treatment in a patient with primary pulmonary hypertension with atrial septal aneurysm and a severe right to left shunt through the patent foramen ovale

被引:5
作者
Karakaya, Osman [1 ]
Ozdemir, Nihal [1 ]
Kaymaz, Cihangir [1 ]
Barutcu, Irfan [1 ]
机构
[1] Kosuyolu Heart & Res Hosp, Cardiol Clin, TR-81020 Istanbul, Kadikoy, Turkey
关键词
primary pulmonary hypertension; sildenafil; patent foramen ovale;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.05.076
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 [临床医学]; 100201 [内科学];
摘要
This report describes a patients with PPH with atrial septal aneurysm and a severe right to left shunt through the patent foramen ovale who showed a dramatic decrease in the pulmonary artery systolic pressure and interatrial shunt disappeared after sildenafil treatment. (c) 2006 Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
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页数:3
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