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Nitric Oxide-Sensitive Pulmonary Hypertension in Congenital Rubella Syndrome
Joint Authors
Migliaro, Fiorella
Di Pietro, Elisa
Borgia, Francesco
Rapacciuolo, Antonio
Capasso, Letizia
Raimondi, Francesco
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-02-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Persistent pulmonary hypertension is a very rare presentation of congenital virus infection.
We discuss the case of complete congenital rubella syndrome presenting at echocardiography with pulmonary hypertension that worsened after ductus ligation.
Cardiac catheterization showed a normal pulmonary valve and vascular tree but a PAP = 40 mmHg.
The infant promptly responded to inhaled nitric oxide while on mechanical ventilation and was later shifted to oral sildenafil.
It is not clear whether our observation may be due to direct viral damage to the endothelium or to the rubella virus increasing the vascular tone via a metabolic derangement.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Raimondi, Francesco& Migliaro, Fiorella& Di Pietro, Elisa& Borgia, Francesco& Rapacciuolo, Antonio& Capasso, Letizia. 2015. Nitric Oxide-Sensitive Pulmonary Hypertension in Congenital Rubella Syndrome. Case Reports in Critical Care،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-2.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Raimondi, Francesco…[et al.]. Nitric Oxide-Sensitive Pulmonary Hypertension in Congenital Rubella Syndrome. Case Reports in Critical Care No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-2.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Raimondi, Francesco& Migliaro, Fiorella& Di Pietro, Elisa& Borgia, Francesco& Rapacciuolo, Antonio& Capasso, Letizia. Nitric Oxide-Sensitive Pulmonary Hypertension in Congenital Rubella Syndrome. Case Reports in Critical Care. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058191
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058191