Vasodilator Therapy for Pulmonary Hypertension

Lawrence Cotter; Michael Honey; Stuart Rich; Adeove Y. Olukotun; Lewis J. Rubin; Robert H. Peter; W. P. Klinke; John T. Reeves

doi:10.1056/NEJM198005293022213

Vasodilator Therapy for Pulmonary Hypertension

Lawrence Cotter, Michael Honey, Stuart Rich, Adeove Y. Olukotun, Lewis J. Rubin, Robert H. Peter, W. P. Klinke, John T. Reeves

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To the Editor: We have studied the clinical and hemodynamic effects of parenteral diazoxide in nine symptomatic patients with proved primary pulmonary hypertension, and the effects of oral diazoxide in seven of the same patients.¹ After incremental injections of a total of 300 to 600 mg of diazoxide into the pulmonary trunk, changes in pulmonary-artery mean pressure were insignificant. However, the pulmonary blood flow increased in every case by 1.2 to 3.2 liters per minute, rising from an average control level of 3.1 to an average of 5.4 liters per minute (P<0.001). The pulmonary vascular resistance likewise fell in every.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1260-1262
Number of pages	3
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	302
Issue number	22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM198005293022213
State	Published - May 29 1980

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