Monika Katyal Sachdeva

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  Pharmacotherapy for Pulmonary Hypertension: Future Directions
  Author(s): Taruna Katyal Arora*, Monika Katyal Sachdeva, Amit Kumar Arora and Neena Valecha
  

  Abstract

  The elevated blood pressure produced in pulmonary artery, pulmonary veins, pulmonary capillaries and lung vasculature is collectively known as pulmonary hypertension. The prevalence of pulmonary hypertension has been gradually increasing in industrialized nations. Pulmonary hypertension is a rare lung disorder and it is associated with various stern symptoms such as shortness of breath, dizziness, fatigue, non-productive cough, lethargy, chest pain, angina pectoris, fainting and peripheral edema. No specific medications are available to treat pulmonary hypertension, however, pulmonary hypertension could be treated depending upon the origin and magnitude of hypertension using group of medications including endothelin receptor antagonists, long acting prostacyclin and its analogue, phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor, calcium channel blockers, anticoagulants, diuretics etc. The ongoing resear.. Read More»
  

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