| Combination of sitaxentan and tadalafil for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension following relapse on bosentan. | |
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PMID: 19171388 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Sitaxentan, a highly-selective endothelin receptor antagonist (ETRA) and bosentan a non-selective ETRA are both approved for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (iPAH). Sildenafil is a phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitor used in the treatment of iPAH. Tadalafil is a long acting PDE-5 inhibitor largely unexplored for the treatment of iPAH. Following failure of monotherapy combination therapy with an ETRA and a PDE-5 inhibitor is often used, a frequently used combination being bosentan with sildenafil. We report our clinical experience in three patients with iPAH treated with a combination of sitaxentan and tadalafil, who previously discontinued bosentan. There was sustained symptomatic and haemodynamic improvement in all three patients treated with the combination. No adverse effect related to the combination treatment was noted. Sitaxentan and tadalafil, both being once a day treatments, can also possibly increase compliance. |
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S Faruqi; H Fathi; A H Morice |
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Type: Letter Date: 2009-01-27 |
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Title: International journal of cardiology Volume: 144 ISSN: 1874-1754 ISO Abbreviation: Int. J. Cardiol. Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
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Created Date: 2010-10-11 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8200291 Medline TA: Int J Cardiol Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: e43-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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