Combination Therapy in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension - 22/11/13

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Despite major advances in understanding the mechanisms of disease and development of specific drug therapy, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) remains a progressive, fatal disease. At present there are 3 classes of drug therapy for PAH: prostaglandins, endothelin receptor antagonists, and phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors. To maximize therapeutic benefit, and according to national and international guidelines, many patients are treated with combinations of these medications. This review presents a detailed account of the published data on the use of combination therapy in PAH. There are few randomized, placebo-controlled trial data to strongly support efficacy of most combination therapy, particularly oral combination therapy.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Pulmonary arterial hypertension, Combination therapy, Endothelin receptor antagonists, Prostacyclin, Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors, Treatment
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| Conflicts of Interest: M.E. Pugh has received consulting fees from Gilead and funding from the NIH; A.R. Hemnes has served as a consultant for United Therapeutics, Actelion, and Pfizer, and has received grants from the NIH, United Therapeutics, and Pfizer; I.M. Robbins has received consulting fees from United Therapeutics, Gilead, and Actelion for attending advisory board meetings, and has received grants from the NIH. |
Vol 34 - N° 4
P. 841-855 - décembre 2013 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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