Prolonged survival in pulmonary veno-occlusive disease treated with nifedipine.
A case of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease diagnosed by open lung biopsy is presented. The patient had a clinical and hemodynamic response to therapy with nifedipine with a significant reduction in pulmonary vascular resistance. This is the first reported case of prolonged survival in this disease resulting from vasodilator therapy with nifedipine.
Salzman
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University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine.
Rosa
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UW
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011379:Prognosis; D011668:Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
D009543:Nifedipine