An Open-Label, Multicentre Pilot Study of Bosentan in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Related to Congenital Heart Disease

BACKGROUND: Bosentan has been shown to be a safe and efficacious treatment for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and PAH associated with connective tissue disease. However, there are limited studies examining the benefits of bosentan in PAH associated with congenital heart disease (CH...

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Main Authors: Reda Ibrahim, John T Granton, Sanjay Mehta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2006-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/746176
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description BACKGROUND: Bosentan has been shown to be a safe and efficacious treatment for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and PAH associated with connective tissue disease. However, there are limited studies examining the benefits of bosentan in PAH associated with congenital heart disease (CHD).
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spelling doaj-art-f5c51c1b683c4dc9a97b207d8be44b492025-02-03T01:26:23ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412006-01-0113841542010.1155/2006/746176An Open-Label, Multicentre Pilot Study of Bosentan in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Related to Congenital Heart DiseaseReda Ibrahim0John T Granton1Sanjay Mehta2Montreal Heart Institute, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaToronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaThe Centre for Critical Illness Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND: Bosentan has been shown to be a safe and efficacious treatment for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and PAH associated with connective tissue disease. However, there are limited studies examining the benefits of bosentan in PAH associated with congenital heart disease (CHD).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/746176
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Sanjay Mehta
An Open-Label, Multicentre Pilot Study of Bosentan in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Related to Congenital Heart Disease
Canadian Respiratory Journal
title An Open-Label, Multicentre Pilot Study of Bosentan in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Related to Congenital Heart Disease
title_full An Open-Label, Multicentre Pilot Study of Bosentan in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Related to Congenital Heart Disease
title_fullStr An Open-Label, Multicentre Pilot Study of Bosentan in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Related to Congenital Heart Disease
title_full_unstemmed An Open-Label, Multicentre Pilot Study of Bosentan in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Related to Congenital Heart Disease
title_short An Open-Label, Multicentre Pilot Study of Bosentan in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Related to Congenital Heart Disease
title_sort open label multicentre pilot study of bosentan in pulmonary arterial hypertension related to congenital heart disease
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