Sildenafil improves clinical and functional status of an elderly postmenopausal female with 'out of proportion' PH associated with left heart disease

Abstract

Sildenafil improves clinical and functional status of an elderly postmenopausal female with 'out of proportion' PH associated with left heart disease. M. Correale, A. Totaro, A. Ferraretti, M. Di Biase, N. Daniele Brunetti. We report a case of an elderly woman with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and pulmonary hypertension (HFpEF-PH), refractory to conventional therapy for left heart failure and successfully treated by sildenafil.