Indications for and results of single, bilateral, and heart-lung transplantation for pulmonary hypertension.
Ko Bando,John M. Armitage,Irvin L. Paradis,Robert J. Keenan,Robert L. Hardesty,Hiroaki Konishi,Kanshi Komatsu,Keith L. Stein,Ajit N. Shah,Henry T. Bahnson,Bartley P. Griffith +10 more
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Bilateral lung transplantation may be a more satisfactory option for patients with pulmonary hypertension with simple congenital heart disease, absent coronary arterial disease, and preserved left ventricular function.About:
This article is published in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.The article was published on 1994-12-01 and is currently open access. It has received 139 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Transplantation & Pulmonary hypertension.read more
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A Comparison of Continuous Intravenous Epoprostenol (Prostacyclin) with Conventional Therapy for Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Robyn J. Barst,Lewis J. Rubin,Walker Long,Michael D. McGoon,Stuart Rich,David B. Badesch,Bertron M. Groves,Victor F. Tapson,Robert C. Bourge,Bruce H. Brundage,Spencer K. Koerner,David Langleben,Cesar A. Keller,Srinivas Murali,Barry F. Uretsky,Linda M. Clayton,Maria M. Jöbsis,Shelmer D. Blackburn,Denise Shortino,James W. Crow +19 more
TL;DR: As compared with conventional therapy, the continuous intravenous infusion of epoprostenol produced symptomatic and hemodynamic improvement, as well as improved survival in patients with severe primary pulmonary hypertension.
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Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
TL;DR: The purpose of this review is to describe the current state of evidence for the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of the patient with PAH.
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Survival Distributions: Reliability Applications in the Biomedical Sciences
TL;DR: In this paper, survival distributions for reliability applications in the Biomedical Sciences are discussed, with a focus on the reliability of the distribution of survival distributions in the field of bio-medical applications.
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Primary pulmonary hypertension.
Sean Gaine,Lewis J. Rubin +1 more
TL;DR: Continuous intravenous epoprostenol (prostacyclin, PGI 2 ) improves haemodynamics and exercise tolerance, and prolongs survival in severe PPH (NYHA functional class III–IV).
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Primary pulmonary hypertension.
James R. Runo,James E. Loyd +1 more
TL;DR: The discovery of mutations in the coding region of the gene for bone morphogenetic protein receptor 2 in patients with familial and sporadic PPH may help not only to elucidate pathogenesis but also to direct future treatment options.
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Heart-lung transplantation: successful therapy for patients with pulmonary vascular disease.
Bruck A. Reitz,John Wallwork,Sharon A. Hunt,John L. Pennock,Margaret E. Billingham,Philip E. Oyer,Edward B. Stinson,Norman E. Shumway +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reported their initial experience with three patients who received heart-lung transplants and used cyclosporin A as the primary immunosuppressive agent, although conventional drugs were also administered.
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