Use of long-term combined therapy with inhaled iloprost and oral sildenafil in an adult patient with Eisenmenger syndrome
Cardiology in Review, cilt.13, sa.6, ss.312-314, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- 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.