Pilot Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Carvedilol in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether carvedilol treatment of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and associated right heart failure is safe and results in an improved function of the right heart.

Timeline

Start

2010-06

Primary completion

2014-05

Completion

2014-05

Publications

• Grinnan D, Bogaard HJ, Grizzard J, Van Tassell B, Abbate A, DeWilde C, Priday A, Voelkel NF. Treatment of group I pulmonary arterial hypertension with carvedilol is safe. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Jun 15;189(12):1562-4. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201311-2025LE. No abstract available.

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