Long-Term Response to Calcium Channel Blockers in Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Sitbon, Olivier; Humbert, Marc; Jaïs, Xavier; Ioos, Vincent; Hamid, A.; Provencher, Steeve; Garcia, Gilles; Parent, Florence; Hervé, Philippe; Simonneau, Gérald

doi:10.1161/circulationaha.104.488486

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Long-Term Response to Calcium Channel Blockers in Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Published in Circulation • Jun 7, 2005

Authors:

Olivier Sitbon

Marc Humbert

Xavier Jaïs

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Characteristics of patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) who benefit from long-term calcium channel blockers (CCB) are unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS: Acute pulmonary vasodilator testing with epoprostenol or nitric oxide was performed in 557 IPAH patients. Acute r...

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Medicine

Internal medicine

Cardiology

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