We reviewed 36 patients with inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) refractory PPHN placed on IV epoprostenol from 2010 to 2015. Patients were categorized as responders or non-responders (who either died or ...

Two inhaled pulmonary vasodilators worked similarly in preventing postoperative right ventricular (RV) failure after major cardiac surgery for advanced heart failure, according to a randomized study, ...

More recently, there has been renewed interest in using heparin and insulin via inhalation therapy for the purpose of achieving better systemic absorption (Fiel, 2001; McCann, 2002). Inhalation ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with inhaled nitric oxide, inhaled epoprostenol was associated with similar risk for primary graft ...

Oral calcium channel blockers may alleviate pulmonary vasoconstriction and prolong life in approximately 20% of patients with PPH. Unfortunately, there is no simple way to predict who will respond.

A 37-year-old G2 P0101 woman with known PAH presented with baseline New York Heart Association or World Health Organization functional class III disease. 10 Previously lost to follow-up, she presented ...

LOS ANGELES -- For surgeons already split on their preference of inhaled pulmonary vasodilator to prevent postoperative right ventricular (RV) failure, a shifting market is not helping decision-making ...