Intravenous tezosentan improves gas exchange and hemodynamics in acute lung injury secondary to meconium aspiration
2008
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Meconium aspiration induces acute lung injury (ALI) and subsequent pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) which may lead to right ventricular failure. Increase of endothelin-1, thromboxane-A, and phosphodiesterases are discussed molecular mechanisms.
We investigated the intrapulmonary and hemodynamic effects of the intravenous dual endothelin A and B receptor blocker tezosentan and inhalational iloprost in a model of ALI due to meconium aspiration.
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