PULMONARY-HYPERTENSION IN SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY-FAILURE
PULMONARY-HYPERTENSION IN SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY-FAILURE
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DOI:
10.1056/nejm197703032960903
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发表时间:
1977-01-01
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
SNIDER, MT
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作者:
ZAPOL, WM;SNIDER, MT
Pulmonary and systemic hemodynamics were repeatedly assessed in 30 patients undergoing therapy for severe acute respiratory failure of diverse causes. Pulmonary-artery hypertension and elevated pulmonary vascular resistance were observed in all patients after correction of systemic hypoxemia. Increasing pulmonary blood flow by isoproterenol infusion or decreasing pulmonary blood flow by partial bypass of the right side of the heart minimally altered pulmonary-artery pressure. Although neither elevated pulmonary vascular resistance or low cardiac index reliably predicted death, survivors had progressive decreases of pulmonary vascular resistance with time, but nonsurvivors tended to maintain or increase pulmonary vascular resistance. Right ventricular stroke-work index was markedly elevated in all patients. The work load imposed upon the right ventricle by elevation of pulmonary vascular resistance may be a factor limiting survival in severe acute respiratory failure.