Open AccessPulmonary Arterial Hypertension-Specific Drug Therapy in COPD Patients with Severe Pulmonary Hypertension and Mild-to-Moderate Airflow Limitation
Author(s) -
George Călcăianu,
Matthieu Canuet,
Armelle Schuller,
Irina Enache,
Ari Chaouat,
Romain Kessler
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000441304
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , pulmonary hypertension , cardiology , pulmonary function testing , hemodynamics , blood pressure
Patients with severe pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) present a poor outcome. Specific PH treatment could improve the clinical and hemodynamic status of these patients but may worsen arterial blood gases.
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