Giant Fold Gastritis Induced by Epoprostenol Infusion in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Yohei Miura; Masaharu Kataoka; Tomohiro Chiba; Takumi Inami; Hideaki Yoshino; Toru Satoh

doi:10.1253/circj.CJ-18-0349

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Giant Fold Gastritis Induced by Epoprostenol Infusion in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Yohei Miura, Masaharu Kataoka, Tomohiro Chiba, Takumi Inami, Hideaki Yoshino, Toru Satoh

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Keywords: Epoprostenol, Giant fold gastritis, Pulmonary arterial hypertension, Stomach barium examination

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2018 Volume 82 Issue 10 Pages 2676-2677

DOI https://doi.org/10.1253/circj.CJ-18-0349

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Abstract

Background: Epoprostenol infusion is the strongest and most convincing therapeutic strategy for severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). This study investigated the gastrointestinal side effects of epoprostenol.

Methods and Results: The study group of 12 patients treated with epoprostenol (epoprostenol group) and 4 patients without epoprostenol (control group) underwent stomach barium examination, which revealed that the prevalence of giant fold gastritis was significantly higher in the patients treated with epoprostenol (75% in epoprostenol group vs. 0% in control group; P=0.019).

Conclusions: Giant fold gastritis may be an important side effect of epoprostenol infusion.

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