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Bosentan ameliorated exercise-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension complicated with systemic sclerosis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21048365     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a frequent complication in patients with systemic sclerosis. Bosentan is used in patients with symptomatic PAH; however, it has not been established whether or not bosentan ameliorates the progression of PAH in patients with no PAH-related symptoms. We present a case of systemic sclerosis with no PAH-related symptoms in which bosentan ameliorated exercise-induced PAH evaluated by 6-minute walk stress echocardiography, brachial flow-mediated dilation, and skin temperature of hands and feet. The results suggest that administration of bosentan in patients with early-stage PAH ameliorates pulmonary arterial vasodilatation through improvement of endothelial function.
Authors:
Shusuke Yagi; Masashi Akaike; Takashi Iwase; Kenya Kusunose; Toshiyuki Niki; Koji Yamaguchi; Kunihiko Koshiba; Sumiko Yoshida; Yuka Sumitomo-Ueda; Ken-ichi Aihara; Yoichiro Hirata; Munkhbaatar Dagvasumberel; Yoshio Taketani; Noriko Tomita; Hirotsugu Yamada; Takeshi Soeki; Tetsuzo Wakatsuki; Toshio Matsumoto; Masataka Sata
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-11-01
Journal Detail:
Title:  Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)     Volume:  49     ISSN:  1349-7235     ISO Abbreviation:  Intern. Med.     Publication Date:  2010  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-04     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9204241     Medline TA:  Intern Med     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2309-12     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokushima Graduate School of Health Biosciences, Tokushima. syagi@clin.med.tokushima-u.ac.jp
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