1.
Thorax
; 63(10): 933-4, 2008 Oct.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18820120
RESUMO
Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) is a disorder which causes progressive pulmonary hypertension, usually presenting with worsening dyspnoea and right heart failure. Pulmonary oedema induced by pulmonary vasodilator therapy to reduce pulmonary arterial pressure has been well described in PVOD, but here we describe a case of PVOD presenting with recurrent episodes of acute non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema, in the absence of significant pulmonary hypertension. Concern over the risk of precipitating pulmonary oedema led us to use inhaled nitric oxide to predict the safety and efficacy of sildenafil.
Assuntos
Broncodilatadores/uso terapêutico , Óxido Nítrico/uso terapêutico , Piperazinas/uso terapêutico , Edema Pulmonar/etiologia , Pneumopatia Veno-Oclusiva/tratamento farmacológico , Sulfonas/uso terapêutico , Vasodilatadores/uso terapêutico , Adulto , Dispneia/etiologia , Humanos , Masculino , Pneumopatia Veno-Oclusiva/complicações , Purinas/uso terapêutico , Recidiva , Citrato de Sildenafila , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
2.
Emerg Med J
; 23(8): 660, 2006 Aug.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16858113