ReviewCore evidence2020
Riociguat in the Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: An Evidence-Based Review of Its Place in Therapy.
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- Periprocedural Complications With Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty: Analysis of Global Studies.JACC. Cardiovascular interventions · 2023Pooled it
- Multimodal treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: initial experience at a university hospital in southern Brazil.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2025Article
- Baseline Clinical Characteristics and Incidence of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Patients in Latvia, 2019-2020.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- The Evolving Management and Treatment Options for Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension: Current Evidence and Challenges.Vascular health and risk management · 2023Review
- Decoding signaling mechanisms: unraveling the targets of guanylate cyclase agonists in cardiovascular and digestive diseases.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Review
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Abstract
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is classified as group-4 pulmonary hypertension caused by organized thrombi in pulmonary arteries and vasculopathy in nonoccluded areas leading to right heart failure and death. In addition to chronic anticoagulation therapy, each patient with CTEPH should receive treatment assessment starting with evaluation for pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA), which is the guideline recommended treatment. There is increasing experience with balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) for inoperable patients; this option, like PEA, is reserved for specialized centers with expertise in this treatment method. Inoperable patients are candidates for targeted drug therapy. Riociguat remains the only approved medical therapy for CTEPH patients deemed inoperable or with persistent pulmonary hypertension after PEA. The role of riociguat therapy preoperatively or in tandem with BPA is currently under investigation. The purpose of this review is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of riociguat in the treatment of CTEPH.
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