Treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension
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A diagnosis of primary pulmonary hypertension is made when no known risk factor is identified and the diagnostic classification of pulmonary arterial hypertension is described. Although no existing treatment cures this devastating condition, during the past 20 years, treatment options for patients with the disease have evolved to help prolong their survival and improve their quality of life.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2004
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Sildenafil citrate therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension
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The efficacy and safety of sildenafil in the treatment of patients with symptomatic pulmonary arterial hypertension is demonstrated. Sildenafil tends to improve exercise capacity, WHO functional class, and hemodynamics in patients with symptomatic pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2005
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