Sildenafil improves clinical and functional status of an elderly postmenopausal female with 'out of proportion' PH associated with left heart disease.

Abstract	We report a case of an elderly woman with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and pulmonary hypertension (HFpEF-PH), refractory to conventional therapy for left heart failure and successfully treated by sildenafil.
Authors	Michele Correale, Antonio Totaro, Armando Ferraretti, Matteo Di Biase, Natale Daniele Brunetti
Journal	Monaldi archives for chest disease = Archivio Monaldi per le malattie del torace (Monaldi Arch Chest Dis) Vol. 80 Issue 4 Pg. 193-4 (Dec 2013) ISSN: 1122-0643 [Print] Italy
PMID	25087297 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References	Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors Piperazines Purines Sulfones Sildenafil Citrate
Topics	Aged Female Heart Failure (complications, drug therapy) Humans Hypertension, Pulmonary (complications, drug therapy) Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors (therapeutic use) Piperazines (therapeutic use) Purines (therapeutic use) Sildenafil Citrate Sulfones (therapeutic use)

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