| Pulmonary hypertension is due to increase
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| | actions of both iloprost and nitric
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| in pressure of pulmonary artries. Some
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| | oxide.Viagra's Active Ingredient Treats
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| diseases can narrow the blood vessels in
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| | Pulmonary Hypertension
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| the lungs, which leads to high blood
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| | New drug Revatio, which contains
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| pressure in the lungs even when blood
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| | sildenafil citrate, the same active
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| pressure in the rest of the body is
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| | ingredient found in the
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| normal. It may be due to lung diseases or
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| | erectile-dysfunction drug Viagra, has
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| heart diseases. Pulmonary hypertension is
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| | been approved by the Food and Drug
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| a highly fatal disorder since the strain
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| | Administration (FDA) for treating
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| of pumping blood through narrowed vessels
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| | pulmonary hypertension. Revatio is white
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| often leads to failure of the heart
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| | and round; Viagra is a blue diamond.Will
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| muscle. When the heart muscle fails, the
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| | the drug work long-term? "Only time will
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| lungs cannot supply enough oxygen to meet
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| | tell," says Norman Edelman, medical
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| the body's needs.There are various
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| | director of the American Lung
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| treaments available for pulmonary
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| | Association. "Anything that lowers blood
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| hypertension. Goals of treament
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| | pressure in the lungs and can do it over
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| are:Dilate pulmonary vessels
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| | time will probably prolong life."Good
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| Decrease thickening of blood
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| | thing about this drug "it can be given
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| Decrease preload on heart
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| | orally, rather than intravenously or in
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| Increase oxygen supply to lungs
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| | an injection." The only other drug that
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| Prevention and treatment of respiratory
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| | can be given orally, Bosentan, can damage
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| infection
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| | the liver. Studies are underway to see
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| Increase cardiac output
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| | whether Revatio can be given with
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| Treat cause of secondary Pulmonary
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| | Bosentan and other drugs to yield an even
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| hypertension.Any treatment which dilates
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| | bigger benefit.Revatio's known side
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| pulmonary vessels can decease pulmonary
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| | effects are typical of those for Viagra:
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| hypertension. Treatments for this
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| | blue-tinged vision, muscle aches,
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| disorder widen the damaged blood vessels
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| | flushing. Unwanted erections have been
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| in the lung and make it easier for the
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| | noted but very rare cases.Although
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| heart to pump blood through the lungs.
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| | survival rates over 18 months increased
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| How can we dilate these pulmonary
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| | from 65% to 95% with the use of Revatio,
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| vessels?One such drug (epoprostenol) is
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| | it is unknown if the drug will work
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| effective only if given intravenously
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| | long-term. When combined with standard
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| through a small plastic tube that must
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| | treatments for pulmonary hypertension,
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| remain in the vein permanently. Another
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| | sildenafil may significantly improve
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| treatment involves continuous inhalation
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| | control of this fatal disease. Because
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| of a gas (nitric oxide) that also widens
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| | experience with this treatment is
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| blood vessels in the lungs. A newer
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| | limited, it is too early to make firm
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| approach has been an inhaled mist form of
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| | recommendations for treatment.This
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| epoprostenol called iloprost. Because
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| | article for Patients of pulmonary
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| each mist treatment lasts only about 60
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| | hypertension is presented for
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| minutes, up to 12 treatments each day are
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| | informational purposes only. This article
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| required. Each of these treatments has
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