Bosentan and sildenafil in the treatment of HIV-associated pulmonary hypertension

• Main Authors: Pierangelo Chinello (Author), Stefania Cicalini (Author), Andrea Cortese (Author), Maria Paola Cicini (Author), Nicola Petrosillo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2011-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We present the case of an HIV/HCV-coinfected patient with HIV-related pulmonary hypertension (HRPH) who experienced a good clinical and functional response to bosentan, with a subsequent switch to oral sildenafil due to increased transaminase levels. Bosentan resulted less handy in this case, probab...