Title
Hemoptysis and Respiratory Failure Following Sildenafil Use for Pulmonary Hypertension.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Description
Sildenafil, usually a well-tolerated drug traditionally used for erectile dysfunction (ED), was recently approved for pulmonary arterial hypertension. In the literature, there are few cases of hemoptysis following sildenafil use for ED; however, to our knowledge, we are reporting the first case of hemoptysis following sildenafil use for pulmonary hypertension. We are documenting a case of a 90-year-old male patient who was admitted to the intensive care unit with hemoptysis and respiratory failure two weeks after he was started on sildenafil.
Citation Information
Nour, Souheil M.Abdel; Nour, Holly Abdel; Mehta, Jay B.; Roy, Thomas M.; and Byrd, Ryland P.. 2013. Hemoptysis and Respiratory Failure Following Sildenafil Use for Pulmonary Hypertension.. Tennessee medicine : journal of the Tennessee Medical Association. Vol.106(3). 34-35. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23544289/ PMID: 23544289 ISSN: 1088-6222