Guidelines For The Treatment Of
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
According to the 2015 ESC/ERS guidelines on pulmonary hypertension, the overall treatment goal in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is to achieve or maintain a low-risk status, which is usually associated with good exercise capacity, good quality of life, good right ventricle function and a low mortality risk.
Regular comprehensive risk assessment of PAH patients is recommended to evaluate patients’ risk status and escalate therapy if required.
2015 ESC/ERS Treatment Algorithm For PAH
Adapted from Galiè et al. 2016
CCB, calcium channel blocker; DPAH, drug-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension; ERA, endothelin receptor antagonist; ERS, European Respiratory Society; ESC, European Society of Cardiology; FC, functional class; HPAH, heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension; IPAH, idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension; IV, intravenous; PAH, pulmonary arterial hypertension; PDE-5, phosphodiesterase type 5; WHO, World Health Organization
OPSUMIT® is recommended in first-line as monotherapy and in sequential combination therapy with a PDE-5i in WHO functional class (FC) II–III patients.
2015 ESC/ERS Guideline Recommendation For Monotherapy And For Sequential Combination Therapy With OPSUMIT®
Adapted from Galiè et al. 2016
ERS, European Respiratory Society; ESC, European Society of Cardiology; FC, functional class; PDE-5i, phosphodiesterase type-5 inhibitor; WHO, World Health Organization
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