The Effect of Cilostazol on Right Heart Function and Pulmonary Pressure

Autor: Taylan Akgun, Mehmet Muhsin Turkmen, Serdar Demir, Muslum Sahin, Gökhan Alıcı, Elnur Alizade, Selçuk Pala, Mehmet Vefik Yazıcıoğlu, Yunus Emiroglu, Birol Özkan
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Cardiovascular Therapeutics. 31:e88-e93
ISSN: 1755-5914
Popis: Summary Introduction Cilostazol is a PDE3 inhibitor and used to treat peripheral arterial disease. There are few reports on the influence of cilostazol on heart. Aims The aim of this study was to assess this effect on right ventricular function and pulmonary artery pressure. Methods Forty patients with normal left and right ventricular ejection fraction and mild or moderate pulmonary artery hypertension were enrolled in the study. Right ventricular function was assessed by tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE), fractional area change (FAC), tissue Doppler imaging (TDI), and two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (2D-STE) before and after oral administration of cilostazol. Also pulmonary artery pressure assessed before and after administration of cilostazol. Results After cilostazol administration, there were significant increases in the TAPSE (1.9 ± 0.3 cm vs. 2.2 ± 0.3 cm, P
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