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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/45404| Title: | Case report Interim prostacyclin therapy for an isolated disconnected pulmonary artery : a case report |
| Authors: | Grech, Victor E. Grixti, Cynthia |
| Keywords: | Heart -- Hypertrophy Cough -- Treatment Pulmonary artery -- Catheterization Echocardiography -- Case Reports Ingestion disorders -- Treatment Heart murmurs -- Diagnosis Lungs -- Blood-vessels |
| Issue Date: | 2010 |
| Publisher: | BioMed Central Ltd. |
| Citation: | Grech, V., & Grixti, C. (2010). Interim prostacyclin therapy for an isolated disconnected pulmonary artery: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports, 4(168), 1-3. |
| Abstract: | Introduction: Disconnected pulmonary arteries are unusual and may result in pulmonary hypertension with acute right heart failure. Case presentation: We report a case of a three-month-old Asian girl who presented with heart failure and severe pulmonary hypertension due to a disconnected right pulmonary artery. An epoprostenol (prostacyclin) infusion was instrumental in lowering pulmonary artery pressures and stabilizing the child prior to surgery. Conclusions: This is, to the best of our knowledge, the first report of successful prostacyclin usage in such a situation. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/45404 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SPae |
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