[Mitral valve prolapse associated with severe pulmonary hypertension: a case report].
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.
Tago
K
K
Second Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.
Ishikawa
S
S
Satoh
Y
Y
Ohtaki
A
A
Sakata
K
K
Takahashi
T
T
Suzuki
M
M
Koyano
T
T
Kunimoto
F
F
Morishita
Y
Y
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
D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D000527:Alprostadil