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ArticleJornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia2025

Upfront combination therapy with sildenafil and ambrisentan in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

William Salibe-Filho, Tulio Martins Vieira, José Leonidas Alves-Junior, Yally Priscila Pessôa Nascimento, Luiza Sarmento Tatagiba, Caio Julio Cesar Fernandes, Carlos Viana Poyares Jardim, Mario Terra-Filho, Rogerio Souza

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Article in Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

William Salibe-Filho. Divisão de Pneumologia, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2199-9525
Tulio Martins Vieira. Divisão de Pneumologia, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6022-7408
José Leonidas Alves-Junior. Divisão de Pneumologia, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8943-1947
Yally Priscila Pessôa Nascimento. Divisão de Pneumologia, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-6438
Luiza Sarmento Tatagiba. Divisão de Pneumologia, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2463-5559
Caio Julio Cesar Fernandes. Divisão de Pneumologia, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4912-021X
Carlos Viana Poyares Jardim. Divisão de Pneumologia, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0425-5548
Mario Terra-Filho. Divisão de Pneumologia, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8642-5354
Rogerio Souza. Divisão de Pneumologia, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2789-9143

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveChronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a rare complication of acute pulmonary embolism, being characterized by persistent obstruction of pulmonary vessels and leading to increased pulmonary vascular resistance and right ventricular failure. Although pulmonary endarterectomy is the preferred treatment, medical therapies may offer clinical benefits in specific settings. We sought to evaluate the clinical and hemodynamic response of CTEPH patients treated with sildenafil and ambrisentan upfront combination therapy.

methodsThis was a retrospective cohort study including patients with operable and inoperable CTEPH. The patients were followed from 2019 to 2022 and were treated with sildenafil and ambrisentan as first-line therapy.

resultsFunctional and hemodynamic data were analyzed at baseline and after a minimum of six months of therapy. Following treatment, there was a notable improvement in functional class, natriuretic peptide levels, and invasive hemodynamics.

conclusionsThe combined use of sildenafil and ambrisentan appears to be associated with clinical, functional, and hemodynamic improvement in patients with CTEPH.

Indexed as

Antihypertensive AgentsHypertension, PulmonaryPhenylpropionatesPulmonary EmbolismPyridazinesSildenafil CitrateAdultAgedChronic DiseaseDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHemodynamicsHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesambrisentanAntihypertensive AgentsPhenylpropionatesPyridazinesSildenafil CitrateVasodilator Agents

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PMID41370563
PMCPMC13143796

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