Safety, efficacy and Management of subcutaneous treprostinil infusions in the treatment of severe pediatric pulmonary hypertension. 2018

Marilyne Levy, and Maria-Jesus Del Cerro, and Sophie Nadaud, and Karunakar Vadlamudi, and Elizabeth Colgazier, and Jeff Fineman, and Damien Bonnet, and Ian Adatia
Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France and M3C-Necker, AP-HP, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France. Electronic address: marilyne.levy@ue3c.fr.

Continuous intravenous epoprostenol was the first treatment approved for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) but administration through a central venous line carries risks of thrombosis and sepsis, particularly in children. We sought to evaluate the safety, efficacy and management of subcutaneous (SC) treprostinil in children with PAH. Fifty-six children (median age 65, range 1-200 months) were treated with SC treprostinil. Clinical status, echocardiography, NT-proBNP, and site pain and infection were evaluated. Right heart catheterization was performed in 54 patients before starting SC treprostinil infusion and was repeated at 6 months in 31 patients. Treatment was well tolerated in 79% of patients. Site pain resistant to simple analgesics occurred in 12 patients (21%), but could be managed in 9/12 children. At 6 months, 3 patients had died, 4 had received a Potts shunt and 1 underwent lung transplantation. Among the 48 treated patients, 40 (83%) showed significant improvement in WHO functional class, 6 minute walk distance, NT-proBNP and pulmonary vascular resistance (p < 0.01 for all parameters). At last follow-up (median 37 months), ten patients had died, 2 underwent a lung transplantation and 8 underwent a Potts shunt. In 30 of the 36 remaining treated patients, improvement of clinical status was sustained. No children developed sepsis and 12 had minor site infections. Subcutaneous treprostinil infusion is an effective therapy without serious side effects in children with PAH. Site pain can be managed with simple analgesics in most children.

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
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008297 Male Males
D010446 Peptide Fragments Partial proteins formed by partial hydrolysis of complete proteins or generated through PROTEIN ENGINEERING techniques. Peptide Fragment,Fragment, Peptide,Fragments, Peptide
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
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D004452 Echocardiography Ultrasonic recording of the size, motion, and composition of the heart and surrounding tissues. The standard approach is transthoracic. Echocardiography, Contrast,Echocardiography, Cross-Sectional,Echocardiography, M-Mode,Echocardiography, Transthoracic,Echocardiography, Two-Dimensional,Transthoracic Echocardiography,2-D Echocardiography,2D Echocardiography,Contrast Echocardiography,Cross-Sectional Echocardiography,Echocardiography, 2-D,Echocardiography, 2D,M-Mode Echocardiography,Two-Dimensional Echocardiography,2 D Echocardiography,Cross Sectional Echocardiography,Echocardiography, 2 D,Echocardiography, Cross Sectional,Echocardiography, M Mode,Echocardiography, Two Dimensional,M Mode Echocardiography,Two Dimensional Echocardiography
D005260 Female Females
D005602 France A country in western Europe bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel, the Mediterranean Sea, and the countries of Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the principalities of Andorra and Monaco, and by the duchy of Luxembourg. Its capital is Paris. Corsica,Saint Pierre and Miquelon,Miquelon and Saint Pierre,Miquelon and St. Pierre,St. Pierre and Miquelon

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