Use of long-term combined therapy with inhaled iloprost and oral sildenafil in an adult patient with Eisenmenger syndrome

Okyay K., CEMRİ M., Boyaci B., Yalcin R., Cengel A.

Cardiology in Review, cilt.13, sa.6, ss.312-314, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/01.crd.0000181618.29506.1e
  • Dergi Adı: Cardiology in Review
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.312-314
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Eisenmenger syndrome is characterized by elevated pulmonary vascular resistance and right-to-left shunting of blood through a systemic to pulmonary circulation connection. Treatment requires either lung transplantation with intracardiac repair or heart-lung transplantation. There are inadequate data regarding treatment alternatives when the patient is not a candidate for surgery. In this article, we report on the case of a 68-year-old woman with Eisenmenger syndrome related to congenital heart disease who was treated with inhaled iloprost and oral sildenafil for 2 years. Copyright © 2005 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.