Recent Advances in the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.
Naoyuki OtaniTakashi TomoeAtsuhiko KawabeTakushi SugiyamaYasuto HorieHiroyuki SugimuraTakanori YasuTakaaki NakamotoPublished in: Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a disease in which stenosis or obstruction of the pulmonary arteries (PAs) causes an increase in PA pressure, leading to right-sided heart failure and death. Basic research has revealed a decrease in the levels of endogenous vasodilators, such as prostacyclin, and an increase in the levels of endogenous vasoconstrictors, such as endothelin, in patients with PAH, leading to the development of therapeutic agents. Currently, therapeutic agents for PAH target three pathways that are selective for PAs: the prostacyclin, endothelin, and nitric oxide pathways. These treatments improve the prognosis of PAH patients. In this review, we introduce new drug therapies and provide an overview of the current therapeutic agents.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- pulmonary hypertension
- pulmonary artery
- heart failure
- nitric oxide
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- emergency department
- single cell
- patient reported outcomes
- coronary artery
- hydrogen peroxide
- adverse drug
- replacement therapy