High dose titration of calcium channel blocking agents for primary pulmonary hypertension: guidelines for short-term drug testing.

Abstract:

:Forty-seven patients with primary pulmonary hypertension were evaluated with a dose titration protocol utilizing nifedipine (20 mg orally) or diltiazem (60 mg orally) given every hour until maximal effectiveness was achieved. Of the patients tested, 15 (32%) had a greater than 20% reduction in pulmonary artery pressure (mean 36.2 +/- 8%, p less than 0.01) and pulmonary vascular resistance (mean 50.2 +/- 7%, p less than 0.01) (pressure responders). Nineteen (40%) had a greater than 20% reduction in pulmonary vascular resistance (mean 25.2 +/- 12%, p less than 0.01), with less than a 20% decrease in pulmonary artery pressure (resistance responders). Ten had no significant change in pulmonary artery pressure or pulmonary vascular resistance (nonresponders), and three were unable to tolerate the calcium channel blocking agents. No hemodynamic profile allowed prediction of the type of response to these agents. No mortality or serious morbidity was associated with the drug testing. These findings indicate that calcium channel blockers, when titrated to maximally effective doses, may cause substantial reductions in pulmonary artery pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension. Testing with hemodynamic monitoring is necessary to ascertain which patients will respond. Patients with primary pulmonary hypertension are able to tolerate short-term administration of high doses of calcium channel blockers.

journal_name

J Am Coll Cardiol

authors

Rich S,Kaufmann E

doi

10.1016/0735-1097(91)90556-o

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1991-11-01 00:00:00

pages

1323-7

issue

5

eissn

0735-1097

issn

1558-3597

pii

0735-1097(91)90556-O

journal_volume

18

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