Treat-to-target strategies in pulmonary arterial hypertension: The importance of using multiple goals

European Respiratory Review

Volumn 19, Issue 118, 2010, Pages 272-278

  Sitbon, O ^a   Galie N ^b  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Early intervention; New york heart association world health organization functional class; Prognosis; Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Treat to target

Indexed keywords

AMBRISENTAN; BOSENTAN; PROSTANOID; SILDENAFIL; SITAXSENTAN; TADALAFIL;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SPECIFICITY; DRUG TARGETING; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MONOTHERAPY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASODILATATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 78650319609     PISSN: 09059180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09059180.00008210     Document Type: Article

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