title: [Mitral valve prolapse associated with severe pulmonary hypertension: a case report].
abstract: Severe (110/50 mmHg) pulmonary hypertension (PH) secondary to mitral valve prolapse is rare. We reported herein severe PH secondary to mitral valve prolapse in a 65-year-old female. The patient underwent mitral valve replacement and tricuspid annuloplasty. The pulmonary artery pressure after the operation decreased to 69/20 mmHg. Prostagrandin E1 was effective for residual PH compared with nicardipine hydrochloride.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tago
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ohtaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koyano
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kunimoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morishita
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000527:Alprostadil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D000527:Alprostadil