title: Inhaled milrinone and epoprostenol in a patient with severe pulmonary hypertension, right ventricular failure, and reduced baseline brain saturation value from a left atrial myxoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: St-Pierre
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology.
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deschamps
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery.
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cartier
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Arsène J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Basmadjian
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology. Electronic address: andre.denault@umontreal.ca.
authors.forename: André Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Denault
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000328:Adult; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011464:Epoprostenol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D020105:Milrinone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D011464:Epoprostenol; D020105:Milrinone
keywords: brain oxygenation; inhaled epoprostenol; inhaled milrinone; left atrial myxoma; pulmonary hypertension; right ventricular failure