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Transition from PDE5i to Adempas Without Washout Period Deemed Safe

Transition from phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE5i) — such as United Therapeutics’ Adcirca (taladafil) and Pfizer‘s Revatio (sildenafil) — to Bayer‘s Adempas (riociguat), a soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) stimulator, without a washout period is a viable option for some patients with pulmonary hypertension, a small study suggests. The…

Compound 3 Shows Promise in Relieving PH Disease Features, Study Says

Compound 3 is a potent and selective inhibitor of ROCK-1 and ROCK-2 — proteins associated with blood vessel contraction — and can ameliorate disease features of pulmonary hypertension (PH), a study finds. The study “Pharmacological characterization of a highly selective Rho kinase (ROCK) inhibitor and its therapeutic effects in experimental…

Revatio Treatment After Mitral Valve Surgery Found to Alleviate PH Symptoms

Treatment with Revatio (sildenafil) after surgery to the heart’s mitral valve significantly lowered pulmonary arterial pressure in patients with pre-operative significant pulmonary hypertension, researchers from Israel report. The study, “Sildenafil for Pulmonary Hypertension in the Early Postoperative Period After Mitral Valve Surgery,” was published in the Journal…