Comparison between the Acute Pulmonary Vascular Effects of Oxygen with Nitric Oxide and Sildenafil

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Ronald W. Day¹ 

关键词: nitric oxide;    oxygen;    phosphodiesterase V inhibitor;    pulmonary arterial hypertension;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2015.00016

学科分类：儿科学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Objective: Right heart catheterization is performed in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension to determine the severity of disease and their pulmonary vascular reactivity. The acute pulmonary vascular effect of inhaled nitric oxide is frequently used to identify patients who will respond favorably to long-term vasodilator therapy. This study sought to determine whether the acute pulmonary vascular effects of oxygen with nitric oxide and intravenous sildenafil are similar.

【 授权许可】

CC BY