Addition of Sildenafil in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension with Inadequate Response to Bosentan Monotherapy
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) remains a progressive disease despite improvement when using one of three medication classes: prostanoids, endothelin receptor antagonists or phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors. Combination therapy has been proposed for patients with unsatisfactory respo...
Main Authors: | Nancy R Porhownik, Hassan Al-Sharif, Zoheir Bshouty |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2008-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Respiratory Journal |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/897102 |
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