title: Withdrawal of epoprostenol therapy in a patient with pulmonary hypertension associated with Sjögren's syndrome.
abstract: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare complication, but a significant prognostic factor in patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SjS). Despite its efficacy, the long-term use of intravenous epoprostenol is sometimes complicated by adverse effects, such as catheter-related infection. This case involves a 38-year-old woman with PAH associated with SjS (PAH-SjS) who was transitioned from treatment with long-term intravenous epoprostenol therapy to combination oral therapy containing bosentan and tadalafil. She has remained in stable condition for more than two years following epoprostenol discontinuation. The details of this report suggest that long-term epoprostenol therapy can be safely tapered off and replaced with combination oral therapy in carefully selected patients with PAH-SjS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Nobuhiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kasahara
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugiura
authors.forename: Seiichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakao
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tatsumi
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011464:Epoprostenol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D028761:Withholding Treatment
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D011464:Epoprostenol