Inhaled therapy for the management of perioperative pulmonary hypertension

Inhaled therapy for the management of perioperative pulmonary hypertension

Patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) are at high risk for complications in the perioperative setting and often receive vasodilators to control elevated pulmonary artery pressure (PAP). Administration of vasodilators via inhalation is an effective strategy for reducing PAP while avoiding systemi...

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Main Authors: C A Thunberg, S T Morozowich, Harish Ramakrishna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Nitric oxide-donating drugs; Phosphodiesterase inhibitors; Prostanoids; Prototypical inhaled pulmonary-specific vasodilator
Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2015;volume=18;issue=3;spage=394;epage=402;aulast=Thunberg

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