Pulmonary hypertension in chronic lung diseases

W Seeger, Y Adir, JA Barberà, H Champion… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - jacc.org
Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) and diffuse parenchymal lung diseases (DPLD),
including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and sarcoidosis, are associated with a high …

Pulmonary arterial hypertension

D Montani, S Günther, P Dorfmüller, F Perros… - Orphanet journal of rare …, 2013 - Springer
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a chronic and progressive disease leading to right
heart failure and ultimately death if untreated. The first classification of PH was proposed in …

Sildenafil preserves exercise capacity in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and right-sided ventricular dysfunction

MLK Han, DS Bach, PG Hagan, E Yow, KR Flaherty… - Chest, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive lung disease with
pulmonary vasculopathy. Objective The purpose of this study was to determine whether …

Riociguat for interstitial lung disease and pulmonary hypertension: a pilot trial

MM Hoeper, M Halank, H Wilkens… - European …, 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
We assessed the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of riociguat, a soluble guanylate
cyclase stimulator, in patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung …

Pulmonary hypertension in chronic interstitial lung diseases

A Caminati, R Cassandro… - European Respiratory …, 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a common complication of interstitial lung diseases (ILDs),
particularly in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and ILD associated with connective tissue …

Pulmonary heart disease: The heart-lung interaction and its impact on patient phenotypes

PR Forfia, A Vaidya, SE Wiegers - Pulmonary circulation, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Pulmonary heart disease (PHD) refers to altered structure or function of the right ventricle
occurring in association with abnormal respiratory function. Although nearly always …

S2K-Leitlinie zur Diagnostik und Therapie der idiopathischen Lungenfibrose

J Behr, A Günther, W Ammenwerth, I Bittmann… - …, 2013 - thieme-connect.com
Die idiopathische pulmonale Fibrose (IPF) ist eine schwerwiegende und in der Regel zum
Tod führende Erkrankung, die bisher nur unzureichend behandelt werden kann …

Pharmacologic treatments for pulmonary hypertension: exploring pharmacogenomics

JD Duarte, RL Hanson, RF Machado - Future cardiology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a disease with multiple etiologies and is categorized into
five broad groups. Of these groups, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is the most …

Endocannabinoid anandamide mediates hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction

D Wenzel, M Matthey, L Bindila… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Endocannabinoids are important regulators of organ homeostasis. Although their role in
systemic vasculature has been extensively studied, their impact on pulmonary vessels …

[HTML][HTML] The diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

J Behr - Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common idiopathic interstitial
disease of the lung and has the worst prognosis of all such diseases, with a median survival …