Acute pulmonary oedema in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension and normal pulmonary capillary wedge pressure.
Acute pulmonary oedema with normal pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, occurred in 2 patients with primary pulmonary hypertension, probably due to venoocclusive diseases. In both cases an increase in cardiac output induced by vasodilator therapy with a calcium antagonist or a viral infection with fever lead to an increase in hydrostatic pulmonary capillary pressure which was not identical to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure.
Van Mieghem
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Department of Pneumology, University Hospitals Leuven, U.Z. Pellenberg, Pellenberg, Belgium.
Verleden
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Demedts
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure