Abstract
A 19-year-old girl was diagnosed as having primary pulmonary hypertension that was confirmed by right heart catheterization. Acute right heart failure was associated with syncope. Stabilization, while not achieved with intravenous epoprostenol (Prostacyclin) alone, was achieved with intravenous prostacyclin and nitroprusside.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Cardiac Output, Low / etiology
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Drug Therapy, Combination
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Epoprostenol / therapeutic use*
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Female
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Humans
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Hypertension, Pulmonary / complications
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Hypertension, Pulmonary / drug therapy*
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Nitroprusside / therapeutic use*
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Syncope / etiology
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Ventricular Function, Right / physiology
Substances
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Nitroprusside
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Epoprostenol