Strategy of medical treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension in the current international recommendations

Abstract

Significant progress in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), in recent years, is associated with the introduction into clinical practice of a number of drugs pathogenetic action, can cause vasodilation and reverse remodeling of pulmonary vessels. Recently PAH-specific therapy was replenished with new drugs. This review is created as a result of the analysis of modern American recommendations CHEST and recommendations of the European society of cardiology and the European respiratory society (ESC/ERS) in order to provide all professionals involved in the maintenance of the PAH, data on the main approaches to the pharmacotherapy and the optimal choice of pharmacological treatment methods.

Keywords

• pulmonary hypertension
• specific therapy
• recommendations