(II-1B.1) 59-year-old woman with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy and secondary pulmonary hypertension reactive to sildenafil Paweł Iwaszczuk, Monika Smaś-Suska, Marta Szuksztul, Magdalena Kaźnica-Wiatr, Lidia Tomkiewicz-Pająk, Piotr Musiałek, Maria Olszowska, Piotr Podolec

“Development of the European Network in Orphan Cardiovascular Diseases” “Rozszerzenie Europejskiej Sieci Współpracy ds. Sierocych Chorób Kardiologicznych”

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(II-1B1) Spectacular improvement in a 50 year old urgent heart transplant candidate after 3-month phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor (sildenafil) treatment Marta Szuksztul, Paweł Rubiś MD, PhD, Monika Dzieciuch-Rojek, Sylwia Wiśniowska-Śmiałek MD, Dawid Kudliński, Agata Leśniak-Sobelga MD, PhD, Magdalena Kostkiewicz MD, PhD, Prof. Piotr Podolec MD, PhD

  BRIEF COMMENTS EXPERT: Prof. Roland Hetzer, MD, PhD Affiliation: German Heart Instiute, Berlin, Germany COMMENT The patient responded well to the administered treatment (improvement of LVEF and gradual reduction of pulmonary hypertension) although the LV size didn’t change. Due to severe mitral regurgitation mitral valve repair should be considered, cardiosurgical consultation is required. The patient may need heart transplantation in the future. Furthermore CRT may be an option if such a procedure is technically feasible. EXPERT: Prof. Egle Ereminiene, …

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