Continuous inhaled iloprost in a neonate with d-transposition of the great arteries and severe pulmonary arterial hypertension

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 571-573
Author(s):  
John C. Dykes ◽  
Marilyn Torres ◽  
Plato J. Alexander

AbstractThis report describes the case of a neonate with d-transposition of the great arteries and severe pulmonary arterial hypertension stabilised in the post-operative period with continuous iloprost nebulisation. To our knowledge, this is the first documented method of treating post-operative severe pulmonary arterial hypertension with continuous inhaled iloprost in a patient with complex CHD. We found this method of delivering the drug very effective in stabilising haemodynamic swings in the setting of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension.

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