Therapeutic strategies in pulmonary hypertension

Therapeutic strategies in pulmonary hypertension

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a life-threatening condition characterized by elevated pulmonary arterial pressure. It is clinically classified into five groups: patients in the first group are considered to have pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) whereas patients of the other groups have PH that...

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Main Authors: Leonello eFuso, Fabiana eBaldi, Alessandra eDi Perna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
combination therapy
prostanoids
pulmonary hypertension
Endothelin receptor antagonists
Phosphodiesterase type-5 inhibitors
Specific therapy
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2011.00021/full

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