
Pulmonary Hypertension 2013 Update/Review Part 2 of 2: Treatment of PH Read Part 1: Diagnosis and Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension by Brett Ley, MD There are 3 classes of pulmonary vasodilator drugs: phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE-5 inhibitors, e.g. sildenafil, tadalafil), endothelin receptor antagonists (ERAs, e.g. bosentan, ambrisentan), and prostacyclins (epoprostenol, iloprost, treprostinil). Because the large trials [… read more]