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Bosentan therapy for inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
Chest 2005 October
BACKGROUND: Bosentan, an oral endothelin (ET)-A/ET-B receptor antagonist, is effective in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the safety and efficacy of bosentan therapy in patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH).
DESIGN: Case series.
SETTING: Pulmonary Hypertension Unit of the Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
PATIENTS: Sixteen patients (9 women and 7 men; mean age +/- SD, 70 +/- 13 years).
INTERVENTION: Off-label bosentan treatment over 6 months.
MEASUREMENTS: Changes from baseline in liver enzymes, New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class, 6-min walking distance (6-MWD), and serum amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (proBNP).
RESULTS: After 6 months, NYHA functional class improved by one class in 11 patients. Mean 6-MWDs increased from 299 +/- 131 m at baseline to 391 +/- 110 m at 6 months (p = 0.01). In parallel, proBNP decreased from 3,365 +/- 2,923 to 1,755 +/- 1,812 pg/mL (p = 0.01). Neither aspartate aminotransferase (25 +/- 2 U/L vs 25 +/- 2 U/L, p = 0.25) nor alanine aminotransferase (23 +/- 12 U/L vs 24 +/- 9 U/L, p = 0.57) changed significantly. Limitations of the study were uncontrolled design and small sample size.
CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggests a beneficial effect of the oral dual ET receptor antagonist bosentan in patients with inoperable CTEPH, urging the need for a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the safety and efficacy of bosentan therapy in patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH).
DESIGN: Case series.
SETTING: Pulmonary Hypertension Unit of the Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
PATIENTS: Sixteen patients (9 women and 7 men; mean age +/- SD, 70 +/- 13 years).
INTERVENTION: Off-label bosentan treatment over 6 months.
MEASUREMENTS: Changes from baseline in liver enzymes, New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class, 6-min walking distance (6-MWD), and serum amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (proBNP).
RESULTS: After 6 months, NYHA functional class improved by one class in 11 patients. Mean 6-MWDs increased from 299 +/- 131 m at baseline to 391 +/- 110 m at 6 months (p = 0.01). In parallel, proBNP decreased from 3,365 +/- 2,923 to 1,755 +/- 1,812 pg/mL (p = 0.01). Neither aspartate aminotransferase (25 +/- 2 U/L vs 25 +/- 2 U/L, p = 0.25) nor alanine aminotransferase (23 +/- 12 U/L vs 24 +/- 9 U/L, p = 0.57) changed significantly. Limitations of the study were uncontrolled design and small sample size.
CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggests a beneficial effect of the oral dual ET receptor antagonist bosentan in patients with inoperable CTEPH, urging the need for a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
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