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SUBMITTER: Hoeper MM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4667900 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hoeper Marius M MM Behr Juergen J Held Matthias M Grunig Ekkehard E Vizza C Dario CD Vonk-Noordegraaf Anton A Lange Tobias J TJ Claussen Martin M Grohé Christian C Klose Hans H Olsson Karen M KM Zelniker Thomas T Neurohr Claus C Distler Oliver O Wirtz Hubert H Opitz Christian C Huscher Doerte D Pittrow David D Gibbs J Simon R JS
PloS one 20151202 12
<h4>Background</h4>Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a common finding in patients with chronic fibrosing idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIP). Little is known about the response to pulmonary vasodilator therapy in this patient population. COMPERA is an international registry that prospectively captures data from patients with various forms of PH receiving pulmonary vasodilator therapies.<h4>Methods</h4>We retrieved data from COMPERA to compare patient characteristics, treatment patterns, respon ...[more]