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European Heart Journal 1987 8(6):656-660;
Copyright © 1987 by the European Society of Cardiology.
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© 1987 The European Society of Cardiology

Pulmonary hypertension complicating portal hypertension. A case report with suggestions for a different therapeutic approach

H. BOOT*, F. C. VISSER{dagger},, J. C. THUS* and S. G. M. MEUWISSEN*

*Department of Gastroenterology Amsterdam, The Netherlands
{dagger}Department of Cardiology, Free University Hospital Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Received 24 December 1986; .

F. C. Visser, Department of Cardiology, Free University Hospital, De Bodelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Abstract

The pulmonary hypertension of a patient with portal vein thrombosis was not responsive to various vasodilator drugs. The high cardiac output permitted the use of atenolol. The pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) was lowered from 105/50 to 87/31 mmHg. The effect was sustained after 6 months of treatment: PAP 68/32 mmHg.

Key Words: Pulmonary hypertension • portal hypertension • atenolol • beta blockade


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