A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of PDNO Infusion in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension After Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery

This is an open-label, multicenter study evaluating the dose, effect, safety and tolerability of intravenous PDNO infusion given to patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery with post-operative acute pulmonary hypertension (aPH).

Inclusion Criteria:Ability to understand and willing to sign an informed consent form (ICF)Male and female patients, age ≥ 18 yearsPlanned to undergo elective cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), aortic valve repair (AVR) or mitral valve repair (MVR) with or without CABGDiagnosed with echocardiographic signs of pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) >50 mmHg , as estimated by doppler defined echocardiography using a modified Bernoulli equation: PASP ≈ 4 (tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity)^2 + central venous pressure (CVP)Exclusion Criteria:History of chronic pulmonary hypertension (PH) (WHO group 1, 3, 4 or 5), not group 2 due to left heart diseasePatients with contraindications for pulmonary artery catheter (PAC)History of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseLeft heart failure with ejection fraction (EF) <35%Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (non-STEMI) or ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) within 1 months prior to informed consentStroke (cerebrovascular lesion [CVL]), transient ischemic attack (TIA), AV block III within 3 months prior to informed consent or QTcF >450ms at the time of screeningHigh inotropic requirement (no more than one inotrope treatment and the vasopressor norepinephrine at time of screening/postoperative evaluation)(Increased) mediastinal bleeding >100 mL/hour in mediastinal drainage at postoperative evaluationMechanical circulatory assistance (intra aortic balloon pump [IABP] or right/left-ventricular assist device [R/L VAD])Echocardiographic evidence of significant tricuspid insufficiencyBody Mass Index (BMI) >40 kg/m^2Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 30 mL/min preoperative valueMethemoglobin >3%Indication of liver disease, defined by serum levels of either alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alkaline phosphatase (ALP) above 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (preoperative value)Preoperative haemoglobin <10 g/dL, postoperative: Hb < 9 g/dLThrombocytopenia (platelet count <100,000/mm^3), preoperative valueProthrombin time International ratio (INR) > 1.3, preoperative valuePregnant or lactating women, or with a positive pregnancy test at screening (for fertile women only)Ongoing daily treatment the last 3 days with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs, excluding low dose, i.e. 75 mg, acetylsalicylic acid), new oral anticoagulants (NOACs), warfarin, heparin, clopidogrel (last 5 days). Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) is not an exclusion criterion. Any use of PDE5 inhibitors (sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil and avanafil) within 48 hours prior to the administration of PDNO.Known active malignancy within the past 3 years except for localized prostate cancer, cervical carcinoma in situ, breast cancer in situ, or nonmelanoma skin cancer that has been definitively treatedHistory of allergy/hypersensitivity to PD or ongoing allergy/hypersensitivity or history of hypersensitivity to drugs with a similar chemical structure or class to PDNOHistory of any other clinically significant disease or disorderParticipation in any interventional clinical study or has been treated with any investigational research products within 30 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to the initiation of screening