Prediction of favourable responses to long term vasodilator treatment of pulmonary hypertension by short term administration of epoprostenol (prostacyclin) or nifedipine.
Eighteen patients with moderate to severe pulmonary hypertension were studied, nine with intracardiac shunts and nine without. The effects of an incremental infusion of epoprostenol (prostacyclin) (0.5-8 ng/kg per minute) or sublingual nifedipine (20-30 mg) were compared with the response to three m...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
1988
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