TY - JOUR
T1 - Vasodilators Ineffective in Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension
AU - Dash, H.
AU - Ballentine, Noel
AU - Zelis, Robert
PY - 1980/10/30
Y1 - 1980/10/30
N2 - To the Editor: The articles by Rubin and Peter and by Klinke and Gilbert in the January 10 issue, describing the beneficial effects of systemic vasodilators in the therapy of pulmonary hypertension, generated a considerable response. In the May 29 issue, Olukotun suggested that such agents be evaluated in secondary pulmonary hypertension, and Rich emphasized the hazards of such therapy. We are writing to report on the hemodynamic responses to vasodilator therapy in a patient with severe pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale secondary to chronic multiple pulmonary emboli. The patient is a 39-year-old man who sustained blunt trauma to the. . .
AB - To the Editor: The articles by Rubin and Peter and by Klinke and Gilbert in the January 10 issue, describing the beneficial effects of systemic vasodilators in the therapy of pulmonary hypertension, generated a considerable response. In the May 29 issue, Olukotun suggested that such agents be evaluated in secondary pulmonary hypertension, and Rich emphasized the hazards of such therapy. We are writing to report on the hemodynamic responses to vasodilator therapy in a patient with severe pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale secondary to chronic multiple pulmonary emboli. The patient is a 39-year-old man who sustained blunt trauma to the. . .
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198010303031814
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198010303031814
M3 - Letter
C2 - 7421904
AN - SCOPUS:0019336211
VL - 303
SP - 1062
EP - 1063
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
SN - 0028-4793
IS - 18
ER -