Key result
The 83-year-old patient experienced severe post-operative pulmonary hypertension and acute right heart syndrome, requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation and inhaled epoprostenol, but ultimately passed away on day 40 after withdrawal of support.
Population
1 patient, 83-year-old with a history of hypothyroidism, chronic atrial fibrillation, chronic anemia, prior…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
24 days
Authors
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Highlights high mortality in elderly post-op right heart failure despite support; hypothesis-generating for optimized strategies.
Case Report (n=1)
No
This case report highlights the complex intensive care management, including inhaled epoprostenol and mechanical ventilation, required for severe acute right heart syndrome and pulmonary hypertension following cardiac surgery.
Samantha Buckle (2015) conducted a case report in Pulmonary hypertension (n=1). Inhaled epoprostenol and mechanical ventilation was evaluated on Clinical course and survival. The 83-year-old patient experienced severe post-operative pulmonary hypertension and acute right heart syndrome, requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation and inhaled epoprostenol, but ultimately passed away on day 40 after withdrawal of support.
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