Effectiveness and Outcome of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension-Specific Therapy in Japanese Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

• DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-17-0139
• Publication Date: 2017-07-25T18:13:14Z
• Authors: Yuichi Tamura; Hiraku Kumamaru; Toru Satoh; Hiroaki Miyata; Aiko Ogawa; Nobuhiro Tanabe; Masaru Hatano; Atsushi Yao; Kohtaro Abe; Ichizo Tsujino; Keiichi Fukuda; Hiroshi Kimura; Masataka Kuwana; Hiromi Matsubara; Koichiro Tatsumi
• Keywords: Combination therapy

The trend of the initial treatment strategy for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has changed from monotherapies to upfront combination therapies. This study analyzed treatments and outcomes in Japanese patients with PAH, using data Japan PH Registry (JAPHR), which is first organized multicenter registry PAH Japan.