The pulmonary arterial hypertension quality enhancement research initiative: comparison of patients with idiopathic PAH to patients with systemic sclerosis-associated PAH
Autor: | Philip J. Clements, Anatoly Langer, Victor F. Tapson, Ronald J. Oudiz, Lewis J. Rubin, Richard N. Channick, Vallerie V. McLaughlin, Mary Tan |
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Rok vydání: | 2011 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Hypertension Pulmonary Immunology Prostacyclin Research initiative General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Scleroderma Sex Factors Pharmacotherapy Rheumatology Internal medicine medicine Humans Immunology and Allergy skin and connective tissue diseases Survival rate Antihypertensive Agents Aged Scleroderma Systemic integumentary system Endothelin receptor antagonist business.industry Age Factors Middle Aged Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors Prognosis medicine.disease Respiratory Function Tests Surgery Treatment Outcome Cohort Drug Therapy Combination Female Epidemiologic Methods business Endothelin receptor medicine.drug |
Zdroj: | Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 71:249-252 |
ISSN: | 1468-2060 0003-4967 |
Popis: | Objective The objective of this report is to compare baseline, management and survival characteristics in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) with systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (SSc-APAH) using data from the prospectively enrolled PAH Quality Enhancement Research Initiative. Methods Between August 2005 and July 2007, patients with IPAH and SSc-APAH were enrolled across 60 US sites and followed up for 3 years. Data on diagnostic tests, clinical variables, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) medication and outcomes were recorded. Results With some exceptions, baseline clinical and laboratory characteristics were similar between the 279 patients with IPAH and the 228 with SSc-APAH. Patients with SSc-APAH were older at the time of PAH diagnosis, were more likely to be female and were antinuclear antibody positive. Patients with SSc-APAH had poorer spirometric results. During the 3-year follow-up, both groups were managed with prostacyclin and prostacyclin analogue treatment, endothelin receptor antagonists and phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5i) singly or in combination. At 3 years, patients with SSc-APAH were more likely to be treated with PDE5i alone or with an endothelin receptor antagonist. Patients with SSc-APAH had a significantly lower survival rate compared to patients with IPAH (60% vs 77%, p Conclusions The cohort with SSc-APAH was older, was more severely ill, was more likely to be female, was managed with PDE5i and had reduced 3-year survival compared with the cohort with IPAH. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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