Authors: | Wessler, J. D.; Steingart, R. M.; Schwartz, G. K.; Harvey, B. G.; Schaffer, W. |
Article Title: | Dramatic improvement in pulmonary hypertension with rapamycin |
Abstract: | This is a report of a 61-year-old woman with improved pulmonary arterial hypertension following treatment with rapamycin for an islet cell tumor of the pancreas with liver metastases. © 2010 American College of Chest Physicians. |
Keywords: | immunohistochemistry; adult; case report; drug efficacy; hypertension; computer assisted tomography; liver metastasis; octreotide; liver function test; echocardiography; liver biopsy; rapamycin; sildenafil; hemodynamics; pancreas islet cell tumor; nitric oxide; diltiazem; pulmonary hypertension; iloprost; heart catheterization |
Journal Title: | Chest |
Volume: | 138 |
Issue: | 4 |
ISSN: | 0012-3692 |
Publisher: | American College of Chest Physicians |
Date Published: | 2010-10-01 |
Start Page: | 991 |
End Page: | 993 |
Language: | English |
DOI: | 10.1378/chest.09-2435 |
PROVIDER: | scopus |
PUBMED: | 20923803 |
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Notes: | --- - "Export Date: 20 April 2011" - "CODEN: CHETB" - "Source: Scopus" |