[The current pharmacotherapy of pulmonary arterial hypertension]. 2015

Katarzyna Betkier-Lipińska, and Robert Ryczek, and Andrzej Cwetsch
Military Institute of Medicine in Warsaw, Poland, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of National Defense, Department of Cardiology and Internal Medicine.

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a chronic, serious disease caused by remodeling of small pulmonary vessels, which leads to increase of pulmonary resistance, right heart failure and death. The 1990ths of XX century are the beginning of dynamic research into the pathophysiology and treatment of this disease. Actually, the goal oriented therapy based on three main metabolic pathways includes: prostacyclin's analogues, endothelin receptor antagonists and phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors. Applying this therapy, according to ESC guidelines has prolonged significantly the survival in the group of patients with PAH. Due to the high cost of the therapy, there has been created the national therapeutic program in Poland. It assures the real possibility of therapy for patients with PAH from the third FC WHO.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006976 Hypertension, Pulmonary Increased VASCULAR RESISTANCE in the PULMONARY CIRCULATION, usually secondary to HEART DISEASES or LUNG DISEASES. Pulmonary Hypertension
D011464 Epoprostenol A prostaglandin that is a powerful vasodilator and inhibits platelet aggregation. It is biosynthesized enzymatically from PROSTAGLANDIN ENDOPEROXIDES in human vascular tissue. The sodium salt has been also used to treat primary pulmonary hypertension (HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY). Prostacyclin,Prostaglandin I2,Epoprostanol,Epoprostenol Sodium,Epoprostenol Sodium Salt, (5Z,9alpha,11alpha,13E,15S)-Isomer,Flolan,Prostaglandin I(2),Veletri
D002121 Calcium Channel Blockers A class of drugs that act by selective inhibition of calcium influx through cellular membranes. Calcium Antagonists, Exogenous,Calcium Blockaders, Exogenous,Calcium Channel Antagonist,Calcium Channel Blocker,Calcium Channel Blocking Drug,Calcium Inhibitors, Exogenous,Channel Blockers, Calcium,Exogenous Calcium Blockader,Exogenous Calcium Inhibitor,Calcium Channel Antagonists,Calcium Channel Blocking Drugs,Exogenous Calcium Antagonists,Exogenous Calcium Blockaders,Exogenous Calcium Inhibitors,Antagonist, Calcium Channel,Antagonists, Calcium Channel,Antagonists, Exogenous Calcium,Blockader, Exogenous Calcium,Blocker, Calcium Channel,Blockers, Calcium Channel,Calcium Blockader, Exogenous,Calcium Inhibitor, Exogenous,Channel Antagonist, Calcium,Channel Blocker, Calcium,Inhibitor, Exogenous Calcium
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000959 Antihypertensive Agents Drugs used in the treatment of acute or chronic vascular HYPERTENSION regardless of pharmacological mechanism. Among the antihypertensive agents are DIURETICS; (especially DIURETICS, THIAZIDE); ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; GANGLIONIC BLOCKERS; and VASODILATOR AGENTS. Anti-Hypertensive,Anti-Hypertensive Agent,Anti-Hypertensive Drug,Antihypertensive,Antihypertensive Agent,Antihypertensive Drug,Anti-Hypertensive Agents,Anti-Hypertensive Drugs,Anti-Hypertensives,Antihypertensive Drugs,Antihypertensives,Agent, Anti-Hypertensive,Agent, Antihypertensive,Agents, Anti-Hypertensive,Agents, Antihypertensive,Anti Hypertensive,Anti Hypertensive Agent,Anti Hypertensive Agents,Anti Hypertensive Drug,Anti Hypertensive Drugs,Anti Hypertensives,Drug, Anti-Hypertensive,Drug, Antihypertensive,Drugs, Anti-Hypertensive,Drugs, Antihypertensive
D013449 Sulfonamides A group of compounds that contain the structure SO2NH2. Sulfonamide,Sulfonamide Mixture,Sulfonamide Mixtures,Mixture, Sulfonamide,Mixtures, Sulfonamide
D058986 Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors Compounds that specifically inhibit PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5. PDE-5 Inhibitor,PDE5 Inhibitor,Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitor,Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitor,PDE-5 Inhibitors,PDE5 Inhibitors,Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitors,5 Inhibitor, Phosphodiesterase,Inhibitor, PDE-5,Inhibitor, PDE5,Inhibitor, Phosphodiesterase 5,Inhibitors, PDE-5,Inhibitors, PDE5,Inhibitors, Phosphodiesterase 5,PDE 5 Inhibitor,PDE 5 Inhibitors
D065128 Endothelin Receptor Antagonists Compounds and drugs that bind to and inhibit or block the activation of ENDOTHELIN RECECPTORS. Endothelin Antagonist,Endothelin Receptor Antagonist,Endothelin Antagonists,Antagonist, Endothelin,Antagonist, Endothelin Receptor,Antagonists, Endothelin,Antagonists, Endothelin Receptor,Receptor Antagonist, Endothelin

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