• Curr Opin Pulm Med · Sep 2014

    Review

    Goal-oriented treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension.

    • Carlos Jardim, Caio Julio Cesar Fernandes, and Rogerio Souza.
    • Pulmonary Circulation Unit, Pulmonary Division, Heart Institute, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
    • Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2014 Sep 1; 20 (5): 409-13.

    Purpose Of ReviewTo understand the rational of establishing a goal-oriented therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension management.Recent FindingsDuring the last decades, the development of targeted therapies and the recognition of prognostic markers represented a major step for improving pulmonary arterial hypertension survival. Now, changing the strategy on using these compounds therapies might represent the best way to optimize treatment response.SummaryPrespecified goals with regular reassessment should be incorporated as the routine practice for pulmonary arterial hypertension management to provide the best available treatment, aiming to improve or maintain every patient in a clinical and functional status that reflects better long-term survival.

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