Dramatic functional improvement following bariatric surgery in a patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension and morbid obesity.
Mathier
Michael A
MA
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Electronic address: mathierm@upmc.edu.
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D000077300:Bosentan; D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008168:Lung / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D013449:Sulfonamides; D000077300:Bosentan