Thrombolysis with resolution of pulmonary hypertension in a heart transplant candidate.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a patient with idiopathic cardiomyopathy and high pulmonary resistance due to pulmonary emboli of unknown age. Successful thrombolytic therapy returned his pulmonary resistance to normal, allowing orthotopic cardiac transplantation. This case underscores the need to aggressively diagnose and treat pulmonary emboli in potential transplant candidates.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiomyopathies
- Heart Transplantation
- Hypertension, Pulmonary
- Plasminogen Activators
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Thrombolytic Therapy
- Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator