[Primary pulmonary hypertension: treatment with prostacyclin before lung transplantation]

Arch Bronconeumol. 1997 Mar;33(3):148-50. doi: 10.1016/s0300-2896(15)30645-1.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

We report our experience with two patients diagnosed of primary pulmonary hypertension who later received lung transplants, with treatment with short-acting pulmonary vasodilators (epoprostenol) provided as a bridge to transplantation. Continuous intravenous perfusion at a dose of 6 ng/kg/min was provided to the first patient, a 19-year-old man, for 26 days. An initial dose of 4 ng/kg/min followed by 6 ng/kg/min was given to the second patient, a 49-year-old woman, for 6 months. Symptoms were drastically reduced in both patients, significantly improving their quality of life.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Clinical Protocols
  • Epoprostenol / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / drug therapy*
  • Lung Transplantation*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Preoperative Care

Substances

  • Antihypertensive Agents
  • Epoprostenol