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Efficacy and Safety of Oral Treprostinil Monotherapy for the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Author(s) -
ZhiCheng Jing,
Keyur Parikh,
Tomás Pulido,
Carlos JerjesSánchez,
R. James White,
Roblee P. Allen,
Adam Torbicki,
Kai-Feng Xu,
David Yehle,
Kevin Laliberte,
Carl Arneson,
Lewis J. Rubin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.112.124388
Subject(s) - treprostinil , medicine , pulmonary hypertension , cardiology , intensive care medicine
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive, fatal disease with no cure. Parenteral and inhaled prostacyclin analogue therapies are effective for the treatment of PAH, but complicated administration requirements can limit the use of these therapies in patients with less severe disease. This study was designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the oral prostacyclin analogue treprostinil diolamine as initial treatment for de novo PAH.

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