Case Reports
1 December 2015
Vol. 78 No. 2 (2012): Cardiac series
https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2012.131

Long-term treatment with high-dose of sildenafil in a thalassemic patient with pulmonary hypertension

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pulmonary arterial hypertension, thalassemia major, sildenafil.
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Michele Correale
opsfco@tin.it
University of Foggia, Department of Cardiology, Italy.
Fiorella De Rosa
University of Foggia, Department of Cardiology, Italy.
Riccardo Ieva
University of Foggia, Department of Cardiology, Italy.
Matteo Di Biase
Professor, University of Foggia, Department of Cardiology, Italy.
Natale Daniele Brunetti
Assist Professor, University of Foggia, Department of Cardiology, Italy.
We report a case of a 37-years-old man, affected by thalassemia major, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, chronic HCV-hepatitis, diabetes mellitus, severe osteoporosis, prior septic pulmonary embolism and pulmonary artery hypertension was performed a long-term treatment with highdose of sildenafil (120 mg/die) with reduction of pulmonary arterial systolic pressure and of the dyspnea.

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“Long-Term Treatment With High-Dose of Sildenafil in a Thalassemic Patient With Pulmonary Hypertension”. 2015. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 78 (2). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2012.131.