In July 1991 he established the area's first lung transplant program at the Penn Transplant Center. Since that time, we have performed over 200 procedures. The program is the most experienced in the Delaware Valley and one of the most active centers in the country, performing 25 to 35 procedures each year. Under the joint leadership of Joseph Bavaria, MD , and Robert Kotloff, MD , current survival rates for the program at Penn consistently equal or exceed national averages. Vasodilator therapy for pulmonary hypertension Vasodilator therapy is a drug therapy used to treat primary pulmonary hypertension.
Vasodilators dilate the blood vessels in the lungs and reduce the hypertension.
Continuous intravenous prostacyclin for pulmonary hypertension Pulmonary hypertension is a condition in which the blood pressure in the blood vessels of the lungs is increased. Vasodilators dilate the blood vessels in the lungs and reduce the hypertension. Some vasodilators dilate the blood vessels in the lungs and reduce the hypertension. Some vasodilator medications may be administered by mouth. Patients with severe exercise limitations who don't respond well to oral vasodilators are candiates for treatment with continuous intravenous prostacyclin.