[Secondary pulmonary hypertension in a patient with severe chronic restrictive pulmonary insufficiency--normalized during treatment with non-invasive intranasal ventilation and oxygen]. / Sekundaer pulmonal hypertension hos en patient med svaer kronisk restriktiv lungeinsufficiens--normaliseret under behandling med ikkeinvasiv maskeventilation og ilttilskud.

ABSTRACT

The present case report describes a young woman with severe restrictive lung failure, who developed pulmonary hypertension. She was treated successfully with nocturnal noninvasive nasal ventilation and oxygen, which removed symptoms and signs of cardiac incompensation. The improvement has persisted for five years.