Case Report: Inhaled Nitroglycerine as an Alternative to Inhaled Nitric Oxide in the Acute Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension and Impending Acute Right Ventricular Failure in the Intensive Care Unit

Case Report: Inhaled Nitroglycerine as an Alternative to Inhaled Nitric Oxide in the Acute Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension and Impending Acute Right Ventricular Failure in the Intensive Care Unit

In this review, two cases of severe pulmonary hypertension of different classes that have been successfully treated using inhaled nitroglycerine are presented. In a community hospital setting and in cases of life-threatening right heart failure and shock not responding to simple traditional treatmen...

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Main Authors: Khaled Sorour, Christopher Lawson, Omar Sorour, Garrison Davis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Medical Journal 2020-06-01
Series:European Medical Journal
Subjects:
inhaled medication
nitric oxide
nitroglycerin
pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary vasodilators
right heart failure
Online Access:https://www.emjreviews.com/cardiology/article/case-report-inhaled-nitroglycerine-as-an-alternative-to-inhaled-nitric-oxide-in-the-acute-treatment-of-pulmonary-hypertension-and-impending-acute-right-ventricular-failure-in-the-intensive-care-unit/

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https://www.emjreviews.com/cardiology/article/case-report-inhaled-nitroglycerine-as-an-alternative-to-inhaled-nitric-oxide-in-the-acute-treatment-of-pulmonary-hypertension-and-impending-acute-right-ventricular-failure-in-the-intensive-care-unit/

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