Treatment pathways in Finnish patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) or chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH)

Abstract Treatment patterns of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) in Finland are unknown. Guidelines now recommend early escalation of treatment for PAH. We evaluated how well Finnish practice follows guidelines, and how treatment initiati...

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Published in:	Pulmonary Circulation
Main Authors:	Markku Pentikäinen, Piia Simonen, Pauliina Leskelä, Terttu Harju, Pertti Jääskeläinen, Christian Asseburg, Minna Oksanen, Erkki Soini, Christina Wennerström, Airi Puhakka, the FINPAH study group
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2025-01-01
Subjects:	chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension pulmonary arterial hypertension real‐world evidence treatment
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/pul2.12440

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