Treatment of haemoptysis in pulmonary atresia with tranexamic acid.
We report the case of a young woman with continuing haemoptysis, pulmonary atresia, previous shunt surgery, and pulmonary hypertension. She was not suitable for further surgery or for therapeutic embolisation of bronchial vessels. Treatment with tranexamic acid resolved the haemoptysis.
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Unit, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Brisbane, Australia.
Matthew J
MJ
Devine
Dorothy J
DJ
Radford
D000328:Adult; D000933:Antifibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D058366:Blalock-Taussig Procedure; D005260:Female; D006343:Heart Septal Defects / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*; D018633:Pulmonary Atresia / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014148:Tranexamic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000933:Antifibrinolytic Agents; D014148:Tranexamic Acid