Imatinib for right heart failure in COPD

Severe pulmonary hypertension (PH) is rare in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Pulmonary arterial hypertension drugs are vasodilators and may cause severe side effects in these patients. Hence, they are not recommended except in right heart failure on an individual basis. Imatinib, a ty...

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Main Authors: Philipp Douschan, Gabor Kovacs, Vasile Foris, Maria Kuehnelt-Leddihn, Horst Olschewski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-12-01
Series:Pulmonary Circulation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2045894018816974