Acute nonhemodynamic pulmonary edema with nifedipine in primary pulmonary hypertension.

Prigogine, T; Waterlot, Y; Gottignies, P; Verhoeven, A; Decroly, P · Chest · 1991

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A 34-year-old man with primary pulmonary hypertension developed acute nonhemodynamic pulmonary edema after a loading dose of nifedipine. Changes of the vascular permeability induced by the drug acting on the arteriolar wall of the capillary system could be an explanation.

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