From: Bench-to-bedside review: Inhaled nitric oxide therapy in adults
Acute rise in pulmonary vascular resistance, such as due to acute pulmonary embolism or rapidly progressive pulmonary parenchymal/vascular disease |
Acute right ventricular ischaemia, often due to diminished right coronary perfusion consequent upon inadequate systolic and diastolic pressures in shocked states |
Acute high left atrial pressures, perhaps due to acute left ventricular failure of any cause |
Decompensation of chronic pulmonary arterial hypertension |
Decompensation of congenital heart defects with pulmonary arterial hypertension or left-to-right intracardiac shunts |
After surgery necessitating cardiopulmonary bypass per se |
Hypoxaemia causing hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction |