Long‐term safety of a structured transition protocol from parenteral prostanoids to selexipag in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Abstract There was no structured method for safely transition from parenteral prostanoids to oral medication. We enrolled 37 idiopathic/hereditary pulmonary arterial hypertension patients receiving triple combination therapy including parenteral prostanoids into structured transition program to oral...

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Main Authors: Yuichi Tamura, Asuka Furukawa, Yudai Tamura, Kenta Yamada, Hirohisa Taniguchi, Keiichi Fukuda, Akio Kawamura, Toru Satoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Pulmonary Circulation
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/pul2.12058
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author Yuichi Tamura
Asuka Furukawa
Yudai Tamura
Kenta Yamada
Hirohisa Taniguchi
Keiichi Fukuda
Akio Kawamura
Toru Satoh
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description Abstract There was no structured method for safely transition from parenteral prostanoids to oral medication. We enrolled 37 idiopathic/hereditary pulmonary arterial hypertension patients receiving triple combination therapy including parenteral prostanoids into structured transition program to oral selexipag. Four (10.8%) patients successfully transitioned under the protocol, and all of them presented long‐term safety.
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spelling doaj.art-3a4174741e134dfe8fccf65feebe04552022-12-22T04:41:16ZengWileyPulmonary Circulation2045-89402022-01-01121n/an/a10.1002/pul2.12058Long‐term safety of a structured transition protocol from parenteral prostanoids to selexipag in pulmonary arterial hypertensionYuichi Tamura0Asuka Furukawa1Yudai Tamura2Kenta Yamada3Hirohisa Taniguchi4Keiichi Fukuda5Akio Kawamura6Toru Satoh7Pulmonary Hypertension Center International University of Health and Welfare Mita Hospital Tokyo JapanPulmonary Hypertension Center International University of Health and Welfare Mita Hospital Tokyo JapanDepartment of Cardiology International University of Health and Welfare School of Medicine Narita JapanDepartment of Cardiology International University of Health and Welfare School of Medicine Narita JapanDepartment of Cardiology International University of Health and Welfare School of Medicine Narita JapanDepartment of Cardiology Keio University School of Medicine Tokyo JapanDepartment of Cardiology International University of Health and Welfare School of Medicine Narita JapanDepartment of Cardiology Kyorin University School of Medicine Tokyo JapanAbstract There was no structured method for safely transition from parenteral prostanoids to oral medication. We enrolled 37 idiopathic/hereditary pulmonary arterial hypertension patients receiving triple combination therapy including parenteral prostanoids into structured transition program to oral selexipag. Four (10.8%) patients successfully transitioned under the protocol, and all of them presented long‐term safety.https://doi.org/10.1002/pul2.12058prostanoidspulmonary arterial hypertensiontransition therapy
spellingShingle Yuichi Tamura
Asuka Furukawa
Yudai Tamura
Kenta Yamada
Hirohisa Taniguchi
Keiichi Fukuda
Akio Kawamura
Toru Satoh
Long‐term safety of a structured transition protocol from parenteral prostanoids to selexipag in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Pulmonary Circulation
prostanoids
pulmonary arterial hypertension
transition therapy
title Long‐term safety of a structured transition protocol from parenteral prostanoids to selexipag in pulmonary arterial hypertension
title_full Long‐term safety of a structured transition protocol from parenteral prostanoids to selexipag in pulmonary arterial hypertension
title_fullStr Long‐term safety of a structured transition protocol from parenteral prostanoids to selexipag in pulmonary arterial hypertension
title_full_unstemmed Long‐term safety of a structured transition protocol from parenteral prostanoids to selexipag in pulmonary arterial hypertension
title_short Long‐term safety of a structured transition protocol from parenteral prostanoids to selexipag in pulmonary arterial hypertension
title_sort long term safety of a structured transition protocol from parenteral prostanoids to selexipag in pulmonary arterial hypertension
topic prostanoids
pulmonary arterial hypertension
transition therapy
url https://doi.org/10.1002/pul2.12058
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