Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe, progressive and potentially fatal disease that impairs the pulmonary circulation and leads to right ventricular failure. One of the world most prevalent etiologies of PAH is schistosomiasis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (Sch-PAH). New drugs have emerged to treat other forms of PAH, but their benefits cannot be automatically translated for Sch-PAH patients, since this etiology was not included in the pivotal PAH trials. One of the most promising therapies for the treatment of PAH to emerge in recent years is selexipag, an oral IP receptor agonist, which acts on the prostacyclin pathway. The present study aims to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of selexipague for the treatment of schistosomiasis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
treatment with selexipag
Universidade de São Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
RECRUITINGPulmonary vascular resistance
Time frame: 16 weeks
FC
New York Heart Association Functional Class
Time frame: 16 weeks
6MWT
Lenght in the six minute walking distance test
Time frame: 16 weeks
BNP
Brain Natriuretic Peptide
Time frame: 16 weeks
HSP 70
Heat shock protein 70
Time frame: 16 weeks
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