Inhaled iloprost is a potent acute pulmonary vasodilator in HIV-related severe pulmonary hypertension
Inhaled iloprost is a potent acute pulmonary vasodilator in HIV-related severe pulmonary hypertension
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DOI:
10.1183/09031936.03.00057703
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发表时间:
2004-02-01
影响因子:
24.3
通讯作者:
Lohmeyer, J
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作者:
Ghofrani, HA;Friese, G;Lohmeyer, J
As antiretroviral therapy has improved life expectancy in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the life-limiting complication of HIV-related pulmonary hypertension has come into focus. Inhalation of the stable prostacyclin analogue iloprost is an effective treatment for various forms of precapillary pulmonary hypertension. The main objective of the present study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of inhaled iloprost in HIV-related pulmonary hypertension.In eight patients with severe pulmonary hypertension related to HIV infection, right heart and femoral artery catheterisation were performed. The acute effect of oxygen, inhaled nitric oxide and aerosolised iloprost was investigated. Four patients underwent long-term treatment with inhaled iloprost.The rank order of pulmonary vasodilatory potency was iloprost>NO>O-2, with a maximum reduction (mean+/-+SEM) in pulmonary vascular resistance of 30.6+/-3.1% (p