Survival and response to pulmonary vasodilator therapies in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary vascular phenotype

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BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to describe and investigate the effect of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) therapies in a cohort of patients with severe precapillary pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; PH-COPD), and to assess factors predictive of treatment response and mortality.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: We retrospectively included patients with severe incident PH-COPD who received PAH therapy and underwent RHC at diagnosis and on treatment.

RESULTS: From 2015 to 2022, 35 severe PH-COPD patients, with clinical features of pulmonary vascular phenotype, were included. Seventeen (48.5%) patients were treated with combined PAH therapy. PAH therapy led to a significant improvement in hemodynamics (PVR -3.5 Wood Units (-39.3%); p < 0.0001), and in the simplified four-strata risk-assessment score, which improved by at least one category in 21 (60%) patients. This effect was more pronounced in patients on dual therapy. Kaplan-Meier estimated survival rates at 1, 3 and 5 years were 94%, 65% and 42% respectively. Univariate analysis showed a significant reduction in survival in patients with a higher simplified risk score at follow-up (Hazard ratio (HR) 2.88 [1.16-7.15]; p = 0.02). Hypoxemia <50 mmHg was correlated to mortality in multivariate analysis (HR 4.33 [1.08-17.42]; p = 0.04).

CONCLUSIONS: Our study confirms the poor prognosis of patients with COPD and a pulmonary vascular phenotype and the potential interest of combined PAH therapy in this population, with good tolerability and greater clinical and hemodynamic improvement than monotherapy. Using the simplified risk score during follow-up could be of interest in this population.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:225

Enthalten in:

Respiratory medicine - 225(2024) vom: 11. Apr., Seite 107585

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Steger, Mathilde [VerfasserIn]
Canuet, Matthieu [VerfasserIn]
Enache, Irina [VerfasserIn]
Goetsch, Thibaut [VerfasserIn]
Labani, Aissam [VerfasserIn]
Meyer, Léo [VerfasserIn]
Martin, Guillaume [VerfasserIn]
Kessler, Romain [VerfasserIn]
Montani, David [VerfasserIn]
Riou, Marianne [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
Journal Article
Lung transplantation
PH (pulmonary hypertension)
Simplified risk score
Vasodilator Agents

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Date Completed 08.04.2024

Date Revised 08.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.rmed.2024.107585

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369694147