Improvement in right ventricular function during reversibility testing in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>A right heart catheterization with reversibility testing is recommended for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. In this 24 years-old woman, the inhalation of 5 μg iloprost transiently decreased mean pulmonary artery pressure from 62 to...

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Main Authors: Naeije Robert, Vachiéry Jean-Luc, Huez Sandrine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-02-01
Series:Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Online Access:http://www.cardiovascularultrasound.com/content/7/1/9