Future perspectives for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension

HA Ghofrani, RJ Barst, RL Benza, HC Champion… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - jacc.org
HA Ghofrani, RJ Barst, RL Benza, HC Champion, KA Fagan, F Grimminger, M Humbert
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2009jacc.org
Over the past 2 decades, pulmonary arterial hypertension has evolved from a uniformly fatal
condition to a chronic, manageable disease in many cases, the result of unparalleled
development of new therapies and advances in early diagnosis. However, none of the
currently available therapies is curative, so the search for new treatment strategies
continues. With a deeper understanding of the genetics and the molecular mechanisms of
pulmonary vascular disorders, we are now at the threshold of entering a new therapeutic …
Over the past 2 decades, pulmonary arterial hypertension has evolved from a uniformly fatal condition to a chronic, manageable disease in many cases, the result of unparalleled development of new therapies and advances in early diagnosis. However, none of the currently available therapies is curative, so the search for new treatment strategies continues. With a deeper understanding of the genetics and the molecular mechanisms of pulmonary vascular disorders, we are now at the threshold of entering a new therapeutic era. Our working group addressed what can be expected in the near future. The topics span the understanding of genetic variations, novel antiproliferative treatments, the role of stem cells, the right ventricle as a therapeutic target, and strategies and challenges for the translation of novel experimental findings into clinical practice.
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