BACKGROUND: Sildenafil, approved for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), has a recommended adult dose of 20 mg TID, with a previously approved 5-mg TID dose by the US Food and Drug Administration. Safety concerns arose because of common off-label use of higher doses, particularly after pediatric data linked higher doses to increased mortality. To assess this, the Food and Drug Administration mandated a study evaluating the effects of various sildenafil doses on mortality in adults with PAH. METHODS: This randomized, double-blind study compared sildenafil at doses of 5, 20, or 80 mg TID in adults with PAH. The primary objective was noninferiority of 80 mg of sildenafil versus 5 mg for all-cause mortality. Secondary end points included time to clinical worsening and change in 6-minute walk distance at 6 months. Interim analyses were planned at 50% and 75% of the anticipated mortality events. Safety and tolerability were assessed in the intention-to-treat population. RESULTS: The study was halted after the first interim analysis, demonstrating noninferiority for 80 mg of sildenafil versus 5 mg. Of 385 patients enrolled across all dose groups, 78 died. The primary analysis showed a hazard ratio of 0.51 (99.7% CI, 0.22-1.21; P<0.001 for noninferiority) for overall survival comparing 80 mg of sildenafil with 5 mg. Time to clinical worsening favored 80 mg of sildenafil compared with 5 mg (hazard ratio, 0.44 [99.7% CI, 0.22-0.89]; P<0.001). Sildenafil at 80 mg improved 6-minute walk distance from baseline at 6 months compared with 5 mg (least square mean change, 18.9 m [95% CI, 2.99-34.86]; P=0.0201). No significant differences were found between 80 mg of sildenafil and 20 mg in mortality, clinical worsening, and 6-minute walk distance. Adverse event-related drug discontinuations were numerically higher with 80 mg of sildenafil. CONCLUSIONS: Sildenafil at 80 mg was noninferior to sildenafil at 5 mg when examining all-cause mortality in adults with PAH. Secondary efficacy end points favored 80 mg of sildenafil over 5 mg. On the basis of these findings, the Food and Drug Administration recently revoked the approval of 5 mg of sildenafil for adults with PAH, reinforced 20 mg TID as the recommended dose, and now allows dose titration up to 80 mg TID, if needed. REGISTRATION: URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT02060487.
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- dospělí MeSH
- dvojitá slepá metoda MeSH
- inhibitory fosfodiesterasy 5 aplikace a dávkování škodlivé účinky terapeutické užití MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- plicní arteriální hypertenze farmakoterapie mortalita MeSH
- plicní hypertenze farmakoterapie mortalita MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- sildenafil citrát * aplikace a dávkování terapeutické užití škodlivé účinky MeSH
- test chůzí MeSH
- vazodilatancia aplikace a dávkování škodlivé účinky terapeutické užití MeSH
- výsledek terapie MeSH
- vztah mezi dávkou a účinkem léčiva MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- multicentrická studie MeSH
- randomizované kontrolované studie MeSH
INTRODUCTION: Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (cHP) is a fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD) resulting from repeated exposure to an offending antigen. Prognostication in cHP remains challenging, and the relationship between comorbidities and survival has yet to be characterized. The aim of this study was to describe the relationship between comorbid conditions and survival in patients with cHP. METHODS: The prospective database from a tertiary referral centre for ILD was reviewed for patient-reported comorbidities, their frequency, and relationship with survival in cHP patients. Comorbidities were assessed by direct questioning of the patient at the baseline visit and by a standardized questionnaire for the diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases. During the follow-up examinations, patients were asked about newly diagnosed comorbidities. RESULTS: Two hundred eleven patients with cHP were identified (mean age 63 years, 53% male, mean FVC 73%), with mean follow-up of 32 months. The mean number of comorbidities was 3 (10% had 0, 59% 1-3 and 31% ≥4 comorbidities). Most frequent comorbidities groups were cardiovascular (65%) and respiratory (26%), most common comorbidities were hypertension (56%), gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) (24%), diabetes (20%) and coronary heart disease (18%). In general, deceased patients had more comorbidities than survivors (p = 0.005), yet there was no association between the absolute number of comorbidities and survival. Pulmonary hypertension (30.8% versus 5.7%, p = 0.001;), diastolic dysfunction (26.9% versus 6.4%, p = 0.004) and cerebrovascular disease were more frequent in non-survivors (23.1% versus 7.6%, p = 0.026). Lung cancer was not observed, and neither GERD nor antacid drugs were associated with outcome (p = 0.357 and p = 0.961, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Comorbidities are common in cHP are associated with survival. Further work should determine whether interventions for these specific comorbidities can positively affect survival.
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- bronchiální astma diagnóza mortalita MeSH
- chronická nemoc MeSH
- hypersenzitivní pneumonitida diagnóza mortalita MeSH
- komorbidita MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- míra přežití trendy MeSH
- nádory plic diagnóza mortalita MeSH
- následné studie MeSH
- plicní hypertenze diagnóza mortalita MeSH
- prospektivní studie MeSH
- retrospektivní studie MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) remains a disease with limited therapeutic options and dismal prognosis. Despite its etiologic heterogeneity, the underlying unifying pathophysiology is characterized by increased vascular tone and adverse remodeling of the pulmonary circulation. Myeloperoxidase (MPO), an enzyme abundantly expressed in neutrophils, has potent vasoconstrictive and profibrotic properties, thus qualifying as a potential contributor to this disease. Here, we sought to investigate whether MPO is causally linked to the pathophysiology of PAH. Investigation of 2 independent clinical cohorts revealed that MPO plasma levels were elevated in subjects with PAH and predicted adverse outcome. Experimental analyses showed that, upon hypoxia, right ventricular pressure was less increased in Mpo-/- than in WT mice. The hypoxia-induced activation of the Rho-kinase pathway, a critical subcellular signaling pathway yielding vasoconstriction and structural vascular remodeling, was blunted in Mpo-/- mice. Mice subjected to i.v. infusion of MPO revealed activation of Rho-kinase and increased right ventricular pressure, which was prevented by coinfusion of the Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632. In the Sugen5416/hypoxia rat model, PAH was attenuated by the MPO inhibitor AZM198. The current data demonstrate a tight mechanistic link between MPO, the activation of Rho-kinase, and adverse pulmonary vascular function, thus pointing toward a potentially novel avenue of treatment.
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- amidy aplikace a dávkování MeSH
- arteria pulmonalis patologie patofyziologie MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- hypoxie krev etiologie patologie MeSH
- intravenózní infuze MeSH
- Kaplanův-Meierův odhad MeSH
- kinázy asociované s rho antagonisté a inhibitory metabolismus MeSH
- kohortové studie MeSH
- krysa rodu rattus MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- modely nemocí na zvířatech MeSH
- myši inbrední C57BL MeSH
- myši knockoutované MeSH
- myši MeSH
- peroxidasa aplikace a dávkování krev metabolismus MeSH
- plíce patologie MeSH
- plicní hypertenze krev mortalita patologie patofyziologie MeSH
- potkani Sprague-Dawley MeSH
- pyridiny aplikace a dávkování MeSH
- rekombinantní proteiny aplikace a dávkování krev metabolismus MeSH
- remodelace cév účinky léků fyziologie MeSH
- vazokonstrikce účinky léků fyziologie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- krysa rodu rattus MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- myši MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural MeSH
BACKGROUND: Registry data suggest that disease progression in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is indicative of poor prognosis. However, the prognostic relevance of PAH-related morbidity has not been formally evaluated in randomized controlled trials. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of these analyses was to assess the impact of morbidity events on the risk of subsequent mortality using the landmark method and data from the SERAPHIN and GRIPHON studies. METHODS: For each study, the risk of all-cause death up to the end of the study was assessed from the landmark time point (months 3, 6, and 12) according to whether a patient had experienced a primary endpoint morbidity event before the landmark. Each analysis was conducted using data from all patients who were available for survival follow-up at the landmark. RESULTS: In the SERAPHIN study, on the basis of the 3-month landmark time point, patients who experienced a morbidity event before month 3 had an increased risk of death compared with patients who did not (hazard ratio [HR]: 3.39; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.94 to 5.92). In the GRIPHON study, on the basis of the 3-month landmark time point, there was also an increased risk with a HR of 4.48; (95% CI: 2.98 to 6.73). Analyses based on 6-month and 12-month landmarks also showed increased risk in patients who experienced morbidity events, albeit with a reduced HR. CONCLUSIONS: These results demonstrate the prognostic relevance of PAH-related morbidity as defined in the SERAPHIN and GRIPHON studies, highlighting the importance of preventing disease progression in patients with PAH and supporting the clinical relevance of SERAPHIN and GRIPHON morbidity events. (Study of Macitentan [ACT-064992] on Morbidity and Mortality in Patients With Symptomatic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension [SERAPHIN]; NCT00660179; Selexipag [ACT-293987] in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension [GRIPHON]; NCT01106014).
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- dospělí MeSH
- dvojitá slepá metoda MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- míra přežití trendy MeSH
- morbidita MeSH
- mortalita trendy MeSH
- následné studie MeSH
- plicní hypertenze diagnóza mortalita patofyziologie MeSH
- prognóza MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- klinické zkoušky, fáze III MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- randomizované kontrolované studie MeSH
A proportion of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients do not reach treatment goals with phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE5i). RESPITE investigated the safety, feasibility and benefit of switching from PDE5i to riociguat in these patients.RESPITE was a 24-week, open-label, multicentre, uncontrolled study. Patients in World Health Organization (WHO) functional class (FC) III, with 6-min walking distance (6MWD) 165-440 m, cardiac index <3.0 L·min-1·m-2 and pulmonary vascular resistance >400 dyn·s·cm-5 underwent a 1-3 day PDE5i treatment-free period before receiving riociguat adjusted up to 2.5 mg maximum t.i.d Exploratory end-points included change in 6MWD, WHO FC, N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and safety.Of 61 patients enrolled, 51 (84%) completed RESPITE. 50 (82%) were receiving concomitant endothelin receptor antagonists. At week 24, mean±sd 6MWD had increased by 31±63 m, NT-proBNP decreased by 347±1235 pg·mL-1 and WHO FC improved in 28 patients (54%). 32 patients (52%) experienced study drug-related adverse events and 10 (16%) experienced serious adverse events (2 (3%) study drug-related, none during the PDE5i treatment-free period). Six patients (10%) experienced clinical worsening, including death in two (not study drug-related).In conclusion, selected patients with PAH may benefit from switching from PDE5i to riociguat, but this strategy needs to be further studied.
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- antagonisté endotelinového receptoru terapeutické užití MeSH
- antihypertenziva škodlivé účinky terapeutické užití MeSH
- cévní rezistence účinky léků MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- inhibitory fosfodiesterasy 5 terapeutické užití MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladiství MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- natriuretický peptid typu B krev MeSH
- peptidové fragmenty krev MeSH
- plicní hypertenze farmakoterapie mortalita patofyziologie MeSH
- prospektivní studie MeSH
- pyrazoly škodlivé účinky terapeutické užití MeSH
- pyrimidiny škodlivé účinky terapeutické užití MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- stupeň závažnosti nemoci MeSH
- Světová zdravotnická organizace MeSH
- test chůzí MeSH
- výsledek terapie MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladiství MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- multicentrická studie MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Evropa MeSH
- Severní Amerika MeSH
Aims: The effect of macitentan on haemodynamic parameters and NT-proBNP levels was evaluated in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients in the SERAPHIN study. Association between these parameters and disease progression, assessed by the primary endpoint (time to first morbidity/mortality event), was explored. Methods and results: Of the 742 randomized patients, 187 with right heart catheterization at baseline and month 6 participated in a haemodynamic sub-study. Prespecified endpoints included change from baseline to month 6 in cardiac index (CI), right atrial pressure (RAP), mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP), pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), mixed-venous oxygen saturation, and NT-proBNP. Exploratory analyses examined associations between CI, RAP, and NT-proBNP and disease progression using the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox regression models. Macitentan improved CI, RAP, mPAP, PVR and NT-proBNP vs. placebo at month 6. Absolute levels of CI, RAP and NT-proBNP at baseline and month 6, but not their changes, were associated with morbidity/mortality events. Patients with CI > 2.5 L/min/m2, RAP < 8 mmHg, or NT-proBNP < 750 fmol/ml at month 6 had a lower risk of morbidity/mortality than those not meeting these thresholds (HR 0.49, 95% CL 0.28-0.86; HR 0.72, 95% CL 0.42-1.22; and HR 0.22, 95% CL 0.15-0.33, respectively). Conclusions: For all treatment groups, baseline and month 6 values of CI, RAP, and NT-proBNP, but not their changes, were associated with morbidity/mortality events, confirming their relevance in predicting disease progression in patients with PAH. By improving those parameters, macitentan increased the likelihood of reaching threshold values associated with lower risk of morbidity/mortality.
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- antagonisté endotelinového receptoru aplikace a dávkování škodlivé účinky MeSH
- dysfunkce pravé srdeční komory mortalita patofyziologie MeSH
- hemodynamika účinky léků MeSH
- Kaplanův-Meierův odhad MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- natriuretický peptid typu B metabolismus MeSH
- peptidové fragmenty metabolismus MeSH
- plicní hypertenze farmakoterapie mortalita patofyziologie MeSH
- progrese nemoci MeSH
- pyrimidiny aplikace a dávkování škodlivé účinky MeSH
- rizikové faktory MeSH
- srdeční katetrizace MeSH
- sulfonamidy aplikace a dávkování škodlivé účinky MeSH
- výsledek terapie MeSH
- vztah mezi dávkou a účinkem léčiva MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- multicentrická studie MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- randomizované kontrolované studie MeSH
BACKGROUND: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a rare, debilitating, and life-threatening disease. We investigated associations between markers of disease severity and long-term outcomes in patients with inoperable CTEPH or persistent or recurrent pulmonary hypertension after pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) who were receiving the soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator riociguat. We also present safety and efficacy from the final data cutoff of CHEST-2, where most patients had received riociguat for at least 2 years. METHODS: Eligible patients from the CHEST-1 study entered the CHEST-2 open-label extension study, in which all patients received riociguat individually adjusted to a maximum dose of 2·5 mg three times per day. The primary endpoint was safety and tolerability. We did exploratory assessments of associations between markers of disease severity (6-min walking distance [6MWD], N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide [NT-proBNP] concentration, and WHO functional class) at baseline and follow-up with overall survival and clinical worsening-free survival. We used Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazards analyses. CHEST-2 is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00910429. FINDINGS: 237 patients entered CHEST-2. At 2 years, overall survival was 93% (95% CI 89-96) and clinical worsening-free survival was 82% (77-87). A significant association with overall survival was seen for 6MWD and NT-proBNP concentration at baseline (p=0·0199 and p=0·0183, respectively) and at follow-up (p=0·0385 and p=0·0068, respectively). Change from baseline in 6MWD was also significantly associated with survival (p=0·0047). WHO functional class at baseline and follow-up showed no significant association with overall survival but was associated with clinical worsening-free survival. Riociguat was well tolerated by most patients and no new safety signals were identified. Serious adverse events were seen in 129 (54%) of 237 patients, and 14 (6%) discontinued riociguat therapy because of adverse events. INTERPRETATION: Riociguat may be used long term in patients with CTEPH. 6MWD and NT-proBNP concentration are good prognostic markers. FUNDING: Bayer Pharma AG.
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- antihypertenziva aplikace a dávkování MeSH
- čas MeSH
- chronická nemoc MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- dvojitá slepá metoda MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- natriuretický peptid typu B krev MeSH
- plicní embolie komplikace farmakoterapie mortalita MeSH
- plicní hypertenze farmakoterapie etiologie mortalita MeSH
- pyrazoly aplikace a dávkování MeSH
- pyrimidiny aplikace a dávkování MeSH
- rozvrh dávkování léků MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- výsledek terapie MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- multicentrická studie MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- randomizované kontrolované studie MeSH
In SERAPHIN, a long-term, randomised, controlled trial (NCT00660179) in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), macitentan significantly reduced the risk of morbidity/mortality and PAH-related death/hospitalisation. We evaluated disease progression and the effect of macitentan in treatment-naïve incident and prevalent cohorts.Patients allocated to placebo, or macitentan 3 mg or 10 mg were classified by time from diagnosis to enrolment as incident (≤6 months; n=110) or prevalent (>6 months; n=157). The risk of morbidity/mortality and PAH-related death/hospitalisation was determined using Cox regression.The risk of morbidity/mortality (Kaplan-Meier estimates at month 12: 54.4% versus 26.7%; p=0.006) and PAH-related death/hospitalisation (Kaplan-Meier estimates at month 12: 47.3% versus 19.9%; p=0.006) were significantly higher for incident versus prevalent patients receiving placebo, respectively. There was no significant difference in the risk of all-cause death between incident and prevalent cohorts (p=0.587). Macitentan 10 mg significantly reduced the risk of morbidity/mortality and PAH-related death/hospitalisation versus placebo in incident and prevalent cohorts.Incident patients had a higher risk for PAH progression compared with prevalent patients but not a higher risk of death. Macitentan delayed disease progression in both incident and prevalent PAH patients.
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- antagonisté endotelinového receptoru terapeutické užití MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- dvojitá slepá metoda MeSH
- familiární plicní arteriální hypertenze farmakoterapie mortalita MeSH
- hospitalizace MeSH
- incidence MeSH
- Kaplanův-Meierův odhad MeSH
- kohortové studie MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- plicní hypertenze farmakoterapie mortalita MeSH
- prevalence MeSH
- progrese nemoci MeSH
- proporcionální rizikové modely MeSH
- pyrimidiny terapeutické užití MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- sulfonamidy terapeutické užití MeSH
- výsledek terapie MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- klinické zkoušky, fáze III MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- randomizované kontrolované studie MeSH
- Klíčová slova
- ambrisentam, studie AMBITION, agonisté prostacyklinového receptoru, selexipag, studie GRIPHON, macitentan, studie SERAPHIN,
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- antagonisté endotelinového receptoru A terapeutické užití MeSH
- antagonisté endotelinového receptoru B terapeutické užití MeSH
- echokardiografie MeSH
- hodnotící studie jako téma MeSH
- inhibitory fosfodiesterasy 3 MeSH
- inhibitory fosfodiesterasy 5 terapeutické užití MeSH
- klinické zkoušky jako téma MeSH
- kombinovaná farmakoterapie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- morbidita MeSH
- mortalita MeSH
- multicentrické studie jako téma MeSH
- plicní hypertenze * diagnóza farmakoterapie komplikace mortalita patofyziologie prevence a kontrola MeSH
- prognóza MeSH
- randomizované kontrolované studie jako téma MeSH
- stanovení cílového parametru * MeSH
- stupeň závažnosti nemoci MeSH
- tadalafil MeSH
- výsledek terapie MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- novinové články MeSH
Plicní hypertenze je klinický syndrom, který vzniká v důsledku působení známých nebo dosud neidentifikovaných rizikových faktorů v terénu určité genetické predispozice na cévní řečiště malého krevního oběhu. Následně dochází vlivem základních patogenetických faktorů (vazokonstrikce, in-situ trombózy, proliferace a zánět) ke komplexní remodelaci vaskulatury plicního řečiště s celou řadou nepříznivých důsledků ovlivňujících kvalitu života a jeho délku (1). Prevalence Cpocet pacientu s diagnostikovaným syndromemj plicní arteriální hypertenze (PAH), která je směřována ke specifické léčbě ve všeobecné populaci je udávána v rozmezí 15-50 případů na 1 milion obyvatel (0,0014-0,005%) (l). Prognóza pacienta s diagnostikovanou PAH je neobyčejně závažná a 1 rok od stanovení diagnózy bez léčby přežívalo 68%, 3 roky 48%, resp. 5 let pouze 34% jedinců. V současné éře specifické léčby je na základě výsledků registrů a metaanalýz evidentní pozitivní vliv na prognózu pacientů a jejich přežívání, které dosahuje v 1. roce 87% a ve 3 letech 67% (1,2,3).
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- antagonisté endotelinového receptoru aplikace a dávkování škodlivé účinky MeSH
- chůze MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- plicní hypertenze * diagnóza farmakoterapie klasifikace mortalita MeSH
- prediktivní hodnota testů MeSH
- spirometrie MeSH
- tolerance zátěže MeSH
- výsledek terapie MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- multicentrická studie MeSH
- randomizované kontrolované studie MeSH