November 1, 1998Archives of Disease in ChildhoodOpen Access

Primary pulmonary hypertension in childhood

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Population

Children and adults with primary pulmonary hypertension

Design

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Authors

SHSheila G. HaworthUniversity of Kansas

Discussion

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Implication

Supports potential survival benefit with continuous prostacyclin; leaves open need for randomized trials in children and adults.

Structured PICO

Population

Children and adults with primary pulmonary hypertension (defined as mean pulmonary arterial pressure >25 mm Hg at rest and >30 mm Hg on exercise with no explanation for the increase)

Intervention

Sustained intravenous prostacyclin treatment and chronic anticoagulation

Outcome

Survivalhard clinical

Survival in primary pulmonary hypertension, historically a rapidly fatal disease, has improved with the advent of sustained intravenous prostacyclin treatment and chronic anticoagulation.

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Sheila G. Haworth (1998) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a213c1dc409cc61b1343e32 https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.79.5.452

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Primary pulmonary hypertension in childhood

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Structured PICO

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Primary pulmonary hypertension in childhood

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

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