Successful transition from Treprostinil to Selexipag in patient with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension

Successful transition from Treprostinil to Selexipag in patient with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension

Abstract Background In this report, we describe the first successful case of transition from subcutaneous administration of treprostinil to selexipag in a patient with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), by evaluating hemodynamic changes and exercise tolerance. Case presentation A 38-year-...

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Main Authors: Asuka Furukawa, Yuichi Tamura, Hiroya Iwahori, Masato Goto, Narutaka Ohashi, Teruo Okabe, Akio Kawamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Pulmonary hypertension
Medical therapy
Combination therapy
Prostanoid
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-017-0480-9

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