An implantable pump Lenus pro® in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension with intravenous treprostinil

An implantable pump Lenus pro® in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension with intravenous treprostinil

Abstract Background Subcutaneous treprostinil is a prostacyclin analogue used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Due to local pain it can cause a deterioration of heart related quality of life (HRQoL) or even abandonment of treatment. The aim of this paper was to assess the feasibility...

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Main Authors: Marcin Kurzyna, Katarzyna Małaczyńska-Rajpold, Andrzej Koteja, Agnieszka Pawlak, Łukasz Chrzanowski, Michał Furdal, Zbigniew Gąsior, Wojciech Jacheć, Bożena Sobkowicz, Justyna Norwa, Tatiana Mularek-Kubzdela, Adam Torbicki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Treprostinil
Implantable pump
Quality of life
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-017-0474-7

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