Lowering pulmonary artery pressure in a patient with severe acute respiratory failure.
A case of pulmonary arterial hypertension on the basis of ARDS is presented. The cyclooxygenase inhibitor Ibuprofen is used to lower pulmonary arterial pressure, resulting in an improvement in the right ventricular function.
D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007052:Ibuprofen / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000503:physiopathology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
D007052:Ibuprofen