Initial Experience with Sildenafil, Bosentan, and Nitric Oxide for Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Patients with Elevated Pulmonary Vascular Resistance before and after Orthotopic Heart Transplantation

Background. Although pulmonary hypertension complicating dilated cardiomyopathy has been shown to be a significant risk factor for graft failure after heart transplantation, the upper limits of pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) that would contraindicate pediatric heart transplantation are not know...

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Main Authors: Babak Daftari, Juan Carlos Alejos, Gregory Perens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/656984
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