Open AccessOccult catheter rupture causing episodic symptoms in a patient treated with epoprostenol
Author(s) -
LeVarge Barbara L.,
Law Anica C.,
Murphy Blanche
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pulmonary circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.791
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 2045-8940
DOI - 10.1177/2045893217748054
Subject(s) - medicine , lightheadedness , complication , thrombosis , deep vein , catheter , surgery , pulmonary hypertension , adverse effect , occult , population , anesthesia , pathology , alternative medicine , environmental health
Infection, thrombosis, and catheter dislodgment are well‐recognized potential complications of chronic intravenous prostanoid therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension. As long‐term outcomes of pulmonary hypertension patients improve, novel adverse events are likely to arise. We describe the sudden development of unexplained hypotension and lightheadedness in a patient receiving intravenous epoprostenol for several years, ultimately determined to be due to an unusual catheter complication, not previously described in this population.