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Flolan Side Effects Report #SELF-2750

Female patient reported the following Flolan side effect(s):Infection and blood clot in central line. The blood clot extended from the upper tip of my heart all the way into my neck. I had flu-like symptoms of the infection for almost 6 months, but no infection on the central line site. I finally just went to the hospital and after a few days they figured it out. I was not taking a therapeutic dose of coumadin at the time which may have contributed to the blood clot. I stopped taking the flolan and I take nothing for pulmonary hypertension now even though it is severe, but I have Eisenmenger\'s which is pulmonary hypertension caused by a congential heart defect. The flolan never lowered my pulmonary pressures which were over 100 (by cardiac cath) before, during and after. Also the flolan gave me brain fog and constant migraines.

Infection and large blood clot in central line

Event date: Thursday February 1st 12:00:00 AM
Dosage: iv dose was increased as ordered by doctor
Frequency: iv-continuous
Age: 54
Weight: 81
Other medications: Coumadin, but not monitored (monthly INR and PT) by doctor who prescribed the flolan and the coumadin.
Diagnosis: severe pulmonary hypertension- pulmonary pressures equal to systemic pressures
Pre-existing conditions: Eisenmenger\'s Syndrome, but doctor who prescribed flolan diagnosed with primary pulmonary hypertension without doing an MRI and other cardiac tests to determine the correct diagnosis.
Hospitalized? Yes 2 weeks in icu and cardiac icu
Life-threatening? Yes
Disabled? No
Birth Defects? No
Was intervention required to prevent damage? Yes central line pulled out
Other serious medical events? Yes Severe weight loss from infection
Died? No
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PatientsVille.com does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. The information contained on PatientsVille.com site has not been scientifically or otherwise verified as to a cause and effect relationship and cannot be used to estimate the incidence of adverse drug reactions or for establishing or changing of patient treatments. Thank you for visiting Patientsville.com. Flolan Side Effect Report#2750 Infection and blood clot in central line. The blood clot extended from the upper tip of my heart all the way into my neck. I had flu-like symptoms of the infection for almost 6 months, but no infection on the central line site. I finally just went to the hospital and after a few days they figured it out. I was not taking a therapeutic dose of coumadin at the time which may have contributed to the blood clot. I stopped taking the flolan and I take nothing for pulmonary hypertension now even though it is severe, but I have Eisenmenger\'s which is pulmonary hypertension caused by a congential heart defect. The flolan never lowered my pulmonary pressures which were over 100 (by cardiac cath) before, during and after. Also the flolan gave me brain fog and constant migraines.Infection and large blood clot in central line