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Macitentan: An important addition to the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension

Macitentan is an orphan drug for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Endothelin-1 (ET-1) plays a critical role of pathophysiology of PAH. Macitentan, a new dual endothelin receptor antagonist, has reportedly improved prognosis of PAH patients by delaying the progression of diseas...

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Autores principales: Khadka, Anjan, Singh Brashier, Dick B, Tejus, Anantharamu, Sharma, Ashok Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4319253/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25709357
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.149151