Short-term intravenous iloprost for treatment of reperfusion lung oedema after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy.
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This case report describes the treatment of reperfusion lung oedema after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy using intravenous iloprost infusion in a 52-year-old woman diagnosed with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
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CASE REPORT Short-term intravenous iloprost for treatment of reperfusion lung oedema after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy
C hronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is the result of chronic obstruction of the pulmonary arteries by thrombi which ultimately leads to right heart failure and death. Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) has emerged as a standard therapeutic approach. Reperfusion lung oedema (RLE), which presents as acute deteriorating oxygenation and postoperative pulmonary hypertension, is...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Thorax
دوره 62 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007