| Literature DB >> 27162687 |
Meghan M Cirulis1, John J Ryan1.
Abstract
The use of anticoagulation as part of the treatment regimen in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) remains a topic of debate. A recently published analysis of anticoagulation use in the Registry to Evaluate Early and Long-Term PAH Disease Management (REVEAL) study offers conflicting conclusions regarding the benefit of this therapeutic strategy. There remains no robust randomized trial in PAH weighing the risks versus benefits of including anticoagulation in treatment regimens, leaving clinicians to surmise value in individual patients. Reexamination of available data may help to provide guidance on this controversial topic in the absence of future dedicated investigations.Entities:
Keywords: Warfarin; prostacyclins; pulmonary hypertension; randomized registry trial; vitamin K antagonists (VKA)
Year: 2016 PMID: 27162687 PMCID: PMC4842822 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2016.03.67
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Thorac Dis ISSN: 2072-1439 Impact factor: 2.895