New PAH predictors

PubMed, the Internet portal of biomedical and life sciences literature, indexed an interesting article, entitled “New predictors of idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension” (Lik Sprava. 2005 Dec;(8):29-33). Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare disease with poor prognosis. New kind of therapy have improved the outcome of this condition and accordingly the factors that determine the outcome may have been reconsidered. Warfarin use has been associated with a reduced risk of death, hypoalbuminemia – with the increased one. Higher cardiac index and acute vasoreactivity were independently associated with improved survival. These data suggest that the determinants of the outcome have been changed since 1991. To access the full abstract of the article, click here.