Inhaled and Intravenous Milrinone in Patients With Severe Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Left Heart Disease
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Left Heart Disease
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients scheduled to undergo mitral valve surgery by cardiopulmonary bypass with estimated mean pulmonary artery pressure =>55 estimated by using preoperative Doppler echocardiography
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients were excluded if they had surgery without CPB, preoperative hemodynamic instability (defined as acute requirement for vasoactive support or mechanical device),Patients with severe LV dysfunction (LV ejection fraction of less than 30% congenital heart disease, a contraindication to transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), emergency surgery or re-do surgeries severe renal or hepatic disease
, coagulopathy, and thromboembolic disease treated with anticoagulants
Sites / Locations
- Zagazig UniversityRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
Group IH(inhaled milrinone)
Group Iv(Intravenous milrinone)
After induction of anesthesia and stable hemodynamics inhaled milrinone( 1 mg/ml) is initiated and intravenous placebo ( normal saline )infusion are administered
After induction of anesthesia and stable hemodynamics inhaled placebo( normal saline) is initiated and intravenous ( 1 mg/ml) (0.5 μg/kg/min)infusion are administered