[Treprostinil therapy for distal chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension].
We present a case of a 77-year-old female with distal chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties are discussed. Clinical and haemodynamic benefits resulting from treprostinil therapy added to continuous anticoagulation are shown.
Szafran
Bartosz
B
Oddział Kardiologiczny, Wojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny, ul. Kamieńskiego 73 a, 51-124 Wrocław. bartoszszafran@wp.pl
Lewczuk
Jerzy
J
Mazij
Mariusz
M
Piszko
Piotr
P
Lenartowska
Lucyna
L
Sośnik
Katarzyna
K
Wrabec
Krzysztof
K
D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D011464:Epoprostenol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D011464:Epoprostenol; C427248:treprostinil