Inhaled nitric oxide in a patient with severe pulmonary embolism

Ann Emerg Med. 1999 Jun;33(6):710-4.

Abstract

We describe a 66-year-old woman with right-sided heart failure and cardiogenic shock resulting from severe pulmonary embolism. Her hemodynamic status improved dramatically with the use of inhaled nitric oxide. A proposed mechanism of action and a review of the literature are presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Inhalation
  • Aged
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Epinephrine / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Heart Failure / etiology
  • Hemodynamics / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Nitric Oxide / therapeutic use*
  • Pulmonary Embolism / complications
  • Pulmonary Embolism / drug therapy*
  • Pulmonary Embolism / physiopathology
  • Shock, Cardiogenic / etiology
  • Time Factors
  • Vasoconstrictor Agents / therapeutic use
  • Vasodilator Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Venous Thrombosis / complications

Substances

  • Vasoconstrictor Agents
  • Vasodilator Agents
  • Nitric Oxide
  • Epinephrine