Role of Vasodilator Testing in Pulmonary Hypertension
Sharma A, Obiagwu C, Mezue K, Garg A, Mukherjee D, Haythe J, Shetty V, Einstein A. Role of Vasodilator Testing in Pulmonary Hypertension. Progress In Cardiovascular Diseases 2015, 58: 425-433. PMID: 26434988, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2015.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary arterial hypertensionCalcium channel blockersVasodilator testingPulmonary arteryIdiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertensionNormalization of pulmonary hemodynamicsAcute vasodilator testingRight heart catheterizationInhaled nitric oxideMean pulmonary arteryInhaled iloprostIntravenous epoprostenolHeart catheterizationPulmonary hypertensionVasoreactivity testingIntravenous adenosineArterial hypertensionChannel blockersPulmonary hemodynamicsNear normalizationStandard agentsPatientsNitric oxideHypertensionVasodilation