| Leflunomide-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension in a Young Woman with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report. | |
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PMID: 22270725 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Leflunomide, a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, has been shown to be effective in the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Among other side effects, systemic hypertension has been described, and also a case of possible pulmonary hypertension (PH) has been reported. Symptomatic PH in RA is rare. We present a 28-year-old woman with a history of RA who consulted our hospital because of severe symptomatic pulmonary hypertension. Two years before admission, she was started on leflunomide. Due to previous evidence of the association of leflunomide with pulmonary hypertension, the drug was stopped. The patient became asymptomatic with normal pulmonary arterial pressure within a year. Given the poor prognosis of idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension, the recognition of potentially reversible causes is crucial. Until further evidence is available in a patient who develops pulmonary arterial hypertension, stopping leflunomide should be considered. |
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Paulino A Alvarez; Ariel K Saad; Santiago Flagel; Octavio Mazzocchi; Manuel Vazquez Blanco |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-1-24 |
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Title: Cardiovascular toxicology Volume: - ISSN: 1559-0259 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-1-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101135818 Medline TA: Cardiovasc Toxicol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Cardiology Division and Department of Medicine, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, paulinoalvarez@hotmail.com. |
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