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Table 2 General treatment and PAH targeted therapy in patients with PVOD

From: Targeted therapy in pulmonary veno-occlusive disease: time for a rethink?

Patient number

1

2

3

4

5

Warfarin

2.25 mg, po, qod

2.25 mg, po, qd

No

5 mg, po, qd

2 mg, po, qd

Diuretics

Spironolactone

No

20 mg, po, qd

2No

20 mg, po, qd

20 mg, po, qd

 Furosemide

40 mg, po, qod

No

20 mg, po, qod

No

20 mg, po, qod

 Torsemide

20 mg, po, qod

No

10 mg, po, qod

No

10 mg, po, qod

Digoxin

0.125 mg, po, qd

No

0.25 mg, po, qd

No

0.125 mg, po, qd

Targeted therapies

 ERAs

No

No

No

No

Ambrisentan, 10 mg, po, qd

 PDE5is

Tadalafil, 10 mg, po, qd

Tadalafil, 10 mg, po, qd

Sildenafil, 20 mg, po, tid

Sildenafil, 20 mg, po, tid

Sildenafil, 20 mg, po, tid

 Prostanoids

Treprostinil, iv, 15.25 ng/kg/min

No

Treprostinil, iv, 17.5 ng/min/kg

No

Iloprost, 1 ml, inh, q3h; Treprostinil, iv, 20 ng/min/kg

  1. ERAs Endothelin receptor antagonists, PDE5is Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors