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Long-term outcome in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a plea for earlier parenteral prostacyclin therapy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The present review aims to examine the effect of specific drugs on long-term outcome of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), to critically review the available data, and to derive useful information for daily patient care.
Delcroix, Marion   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Novel pathways of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction [PDF]

open access: yes, 1875
INTRODUCTION: Diastolic heart failure (HF) i.e., HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) accounts for ~50% of all clinical HF presentations; but unlike systolic HF i.e., HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), there are no evidenced based ...
Li, Shanpeng
core   +2 more sources

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of high-dose bosentan in patients with stage IV metastatic melanoma receiving first-line dacarbazine chemotherapy

open access: yesMolecular Cancer, 2010
Background The endothelin system is implicated in the pathogenesis of melanoma. We evaluated the effects of bosentan - a dual endothelin receptor antagonist - in patients receiving first-line dacarbazine therapy for stage IV metastatic cutaneous melanoma
Ballmer Andrea   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chronic dosing with metformin plus bosentan decreases in vitro pulmonary artery contraction from isolated arteries in adults with pulmonary hypertension [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research, 2019
Introduction: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) specific drug therapy using bosentan has significantly improved quality of life and survival, although PAH is still an incurable disease.
Shutan Liao   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pulmonary arterial hypertension outcomes upon endothelin-1 receptor antagonist switch to macitentan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Objectives: To assess whether switching patients with suboptimally controlled pulmonary arterial hypertension from bosentan or ambrisentan to macitentan would improve six-minute walk test (6MWT) distance and World Health Organization functional class ...
Gabbay, Eli   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Immune cells composition in the skin and subcutaneous adipose tissue of patients with systemic sclerosis

open access: yesJDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.
Summary Background and objectives Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare, chronic autoimmune disease characterized by fibrosis of the skin and/or internal organs. Emerging evidence suggests that subcutaneous adipose tissue may contribute to systemic inflammation and fibrosis in SSc.
Marija Geroldinger‐Simić   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Respirable controlled release polymeric colloid (RCRPC) of bosentan for the management of pulmonary hypertension: in vitro aerosolization, histological examination and in vivo pulmonary absorption

open access: yesDrug Delivery, 2017
Bosentan is an endothelin receptor antagonist (ERA) prescribed for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The oral delivery of bosentan possesses several drawbacks such as low bioavailability (about 50%), short duration of action, frequent ...
Lydia A. Hanna   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of the right ventricle in pulmonary arterial hypertension [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Although changes in the pulmonary vasculature are the primary cause of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), severity of symptoms and survival are strongly associated with right ventricular function, and right heart failure is the main cause of death in
Galie, N., Vonk Noordegraaf, A.
core   +2 more sources

The Use of Treprostinil for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Associated Pulmonary Hypertension

open access: yesPediatric Pulmonology, Volume 61, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Treprostinil for the treatment of bronchopulmonary dysplasia‐associated pulmonary hypertension (BPD‐PH) has previously been described in small cohort studies, often used later in the course after failure to improve on other therapies.
Stephanie M. Tsoi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Adverse Effects of Endothelin Receptor Antagonists: Insights From the Meta‐Analysis of 4894 Patients From 24 Randomized Double‐Blind Placebo‐Controlled Clinical Trials

open access: yesJournal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2016
BackgroundEvidence of the clinical safety of endothelin receptor antagonists (ERAs) is limited and derived mainly from individual trials; therefore, we conducted a meta‐analysis.
Anhua Wei   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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