VGAM induced high-flow congestive heart failure responsive to PGE1 infusion
Karam O, da Cruz E, Rimensberger PC. VGAM induced high-flow congestive heart failure responsive to PGE1 infusion. International Journal Of Cardiology 2007, 132: e60-e62. PMID: 18022260, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.08.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failurePersistent pulmonary hypertensionPulmonary hypertensionHeart failurePGE1 infusionAdequate systemic blood flowCardiac failure refractoryRefractory cardiac failureSuprasystemic pulmonary hypertensionProstaglandin E1 infusionMassive intracerebral hemorrhageSystemic blood flowTerm male infantMain therapeutic strategiesNormal cardiac anatomyRare congenital anomalyCardiogenic shockDuctal shuntingInotropic drugsPercutaneous occlusionCardiac failureIntracerebral hemorrhageMechanical ventilationVolume overloadDiastolic overload