Sildenafil for Post-capillary Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Summary

Pulmonary hypertension increases the perioperative risk in patients undergoing cardiac surgery for valvular heart diseases, especially in patients with a long life mitral valve disease. The present study wants to test the hypothesis that intravenous administration of sildenafil reduces pulmonary vascular resistances and afterload of the right ventricle.

Timeline

Start

2012-02

Primary completion

2013-06

Completion

2013-12

Drugs

Indications