Efficacy Study of Cardizem in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if cardizem is effective in the treatment of nitric oxide non-responder pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Timeline

Start

2012-07

Primary completion

2014-09

Completion

2014-09

Publications

• Background Badesch DB, Abman SH, Simonneau G, Rubin LJ, McLaughlin VV. Medical therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension: updated ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Chest. 2007 Jun;131(6):1917-28. doi: 10.1378/chest.06-2674.
• Background Aromatorio GJ, Uretsky BF, Reddy PS. Hypotension and sinus arrest with nifedipine in pulmonary hypertension. Chest. 1985 Feb;87(2):265-7. doi: 10.1378/chest.87.2.265.
• Background Batra AK, Segall PH, Ahmed T. Pulmonary edema with nifedipine in primary pulmonary hypertension. Respiration. 1985;47(3):161-3. doi: 10.1159/000194763.
• Background Chaouat A, Kessler R, Weitzenblum E. Pulmonary oedema and pleural effusion in two patients with primary pulmonary hypertension treated with calcium channel blockers. Heart. 1996 Apr;75(4):383. doi: 10.1136/hrt.75.4.383. No abstract available.
• Background Clarke WR, Horn JR, Kawabori I, Gurtel S. Potentially serious drug interactions secondary to high-dose diltiazem used in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension. Pharmacotherapy. 1993 Jul-Aug;13(4):402-5.
• Background Farber HW, Karlinsky JB, Faling LJ. Fatal outcome following nifedipine for pulmonary hypertension. Chest. 1983 Apr;83(4):708-9. doi: 10.1378/chest.83.4.708. No abstract available.
• Background Holcomb BW Jr, Loyd JE, Ely EW, Johnson J, Robbins IM. Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease: a case series and new observations. Chest. 2000 Dec;118(6):1671-9.
• Background Houtchens J, Martin D, Klinger JR. Diagnosis and management of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Pulm Med. 2011;2011:845864. doi: 10.1155/2011/845864. Epub 2011 Sep 20.
• Background Nauser TD, Stites SW. Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension. Am Fam Physician. 2001 May 1;63(9):1789-98.
• Background McLaughlin VV, Archer SL, Badesch DB, Barst RJ, Farber HW, Lindner JR, Mathier MA, McGoon MD, Park MH, Rosenson RS, Rubin LJ, Tapson VF, Varga J; American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Expert Consensus Documents; American Heart Association; American College of Chest Physicians; American Thoracic Society, Inc; Pulmonary Hypertension Association. ACCF/AHA 2009 expert consensus document on pulmonary hypertension a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Expert Consensus Documents and the American Heart Association developed in collaboration with the American College of Chest Physicians; American Thoracic Society, Inc.; and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Apr 28;53(17):1573-619. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.01.004. No abstract available.
• Background Galie N, Torbicki A, Barst R, Dartevelle P, Haworth S, Higenbottam T, Olschewski H, Peacock A, Pietra G, Rubin LJ, Simonneau G, Priori SG, Garcia MA, Blanc JJ, Budaj A, Cowie M, Dean V, Deckers J, Burgos EF, Lekakis J, Lindahl B, Mazzotta G, McGregor K, Morais J, Oto A, Smiseth OA, Barbera JA, Gibbs S, Hoeper M, Humbert M, Naeije R, Pepke-Zaba J; Task Force. Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. The Task Force on Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension of the European Society of Cardiology. Eur Heart J. 2004 Dec;25(24):2243-78. doi: 10.1016/j.ehj.2004.09.014. No abstract available.

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