Combination therapy for portopulmonary hypertension with intravenous iloprost and oral bosentan
β Scribed by Michael Halank; Martin Kolditz; Stephan Miehlke; Steffen Schiemanck; Alexander Schmeisser; Gert Hoeffken
- Book ID
- 106324136
- Publisher
- Springer Vienna
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- German
- Weight
- 68 KB
- Volume
- 155
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0043-5341
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Objective. To determine the effects of short-term, maximum-tolerated-dose and long-term, optimum-dose iloprost treatment of severe pulmonary hypertension associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and the primary antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Methods. Three patients with SSc and 2 with APS who had