Effect of iNO on Invasively Derived Pulmonary Pressures in Patients With PAH

Summary

Pulmonary hypertension is characterized by an increase in the pressures in the blood supply to the lungs greater than a mean pressure of 25mmHg and a concomitant increase in overall pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR). In patients who have remodeling of their pulmonary vasculature, PVR will increase with exercise instead of decreasing as it would in normal patients. Based on published evidence, the investigators intend to investigate the effects of inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) on patients undergoing standard exercise techniques who have separately and previously had an implanted pulmonary artery monitoring device (CardioMems by St Jude Medical, Inc.) placed.

Timeline

Start

2016-04

Primary completion

2016-08

Completion

2016-12

Publications

• Background Frantz RP, Benza RL, Kjellstrom B, Bourge RC, Barst RJ, Bennett TD, McGoon MD. Continuous hemodynamic monitoring in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2008 Jul;27(7):780-8. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2008.04.009. Epub 2008 Jun 2.
• Background Hasuda T, Satoh T, Shimouchi A, Sakamaki F, Kyotani S, Matsumoto T, Goto Y, Nakanishi N. Improvement in exercise capacity with nitric oxide inhalation in patients with precapillary pulmonary hypertension. Circulation. 2000 May 2;101(17):2066-70. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.101.17.2066.
• Background Kjellstrom B, Frantz RP, Benza RL, Bennett T, Bourge RC, McGoon MD. Hemodynamic ranges during daily activities and exercise testing in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. J Card Fail. 2014 Jul;20(7):485-91. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2014.04.019. Epub 2014 May 9.

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