Pulmonary hypertension Goal directed therapy Pulmonary Hypertension Programme University of Toronto FMD

Disclaimer (1999) Support from – No one in particular

Disclaimer (2011) Support from – Actelion – Glaxo – Pfizer – United Therapeutics / Northern Therapeutics – Gilead – Lilly – Bayer

Goals Identify modifiable and non-modifiable prognostic factors in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension Interpret changes in hemodynamics and other indicators of disease severity Recognize how therapy is targeted in patients with pulmonary hypertension

Dana Point Classification of PH Galiè N et al. Eur Heart J 2009; 30: Galiè N et al. Eur Resp J 2009; 34:

Caregiver burden Emergent themes were – stresses on physical and mental well-being, – Stress on social and personal lives, – Threats to financial security and career paths. – The interviewees reported a sense of isolation as related to dealing with a disease that is relatively unknown to the majority of friends and family.

“The unwillingness to admit to their loved- ones, or indeed to themselves, that the caregiver role was taxing, augmented the sense of isolation”

Vasoconstrictors Vasodilators An imbalance...

What is it?

Echo measures of RV function TAPSE Tei Index = (a – b) / b Eccentricity index

Goals of treatment Improve quality of life Restore exercise capacity Improve survival

Treatment paradigm Add therapy for disease progression

2005; 25: 244–249 % of patients (n=169) 12 months 24 months Dead Off bosentan On dual agents On bosentan alone

Treatment paradigm Add therapy for disease progression Add therapy for failure to reach goals

Respiratory Medicine (2010) 104, 1588e1607

McLaughlin VV, et al. Circulation. 2002;106: Survival (%) No. at risk Months FC=3 FC=4 p= by log-rank test FC=1 No. at risk: FC=2 FC=3 FC=4 Survival (%) Months Impact of Functional Class on Survival Functional Class at Baseline Functional Class at 17±15 mos

JACC Vol. 40, No. 4, 2002

Circulation. 2006;114:

Circulation. 122(2):164-72, 2010 Jul Multivariate predictors of 1 year outcome in REVEAL Predicting survival in pulmonary arterial hypertension: insights from the Registry to Evaluate Early and Long- Term Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Disease Management (REVEAL). Benza RL; Miller DP; Gomberg-Maitland M; Frantz RP; Foreman AJ; Coffey CS; Frost A; Barst RJ; Badesch DB; Elliott CG; Liou TG; McGoon MD Figure 2. Cox proportional-hazards estimates for multivariable model of survival, limited to terms included in the final stepwise model. Parameters significantly associated with 1-year survival only in univariable analyses included the Borg dyspnea scale, right ventricular dysfunction, pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) index, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, cardiac index, mean pulmonary artery pressure, and total serum bilirubin. Candidate predictor variables that were not significant at the univariable level included Tei index, vasoreactivity, race, newly diagnosed PAH, and income. Missing Borg scale and missing PVR index were both associated with lower-than-average observed survival and were therefore considered candidate predictor variables. APAH indicates associated I PAH; ECHO, echocardiogram; FPAH, familial PAH; mRAP, mean right atrial pressure; PoPH, portopulmonary hypertension; and RHC, right heart catheterization. *Reference category: NYHA/WHO functional class (Fn) II or missing. +If N- terminal proBNP is available and BNP is not, listed cut points are replaced with 1500 pg/mL. ++Restricted to tests performed within 1 year of enrollment; otherwise, the indicator is set to 0.

REVEAL observed 1-year survival from time of enrollment according to predicted risk strata. Risk 1 yr survival Low > 95% Average 90-95% Mod high 85-90% High risk 70-85% Very high risk <70%

REVEAL observed 1-year survival from time of enrollment according to predicted risk strata. Risk 1 yr survival Protective factors Risk factors (Median) (Median) Low > 95% 11 Average 90-95% 0 2 Mod high 85-90% 03 High risk 70-85% 0 4 Very high risk <70% 0 6

15 possible risk factors 4 possible protective factors Actual scores ranged from 1 – 15 With a mean of 7.4

Prevalent cases Incident cases

Combination therapy 26 observational studies and 5 randomized trials were identified. PDE-5 inhibitor and prostanoids, 6/7 studies reported improvement in 6MWD, 6/8 studies reported improvement in functional class, 6/6 studies reported improvement in hemodynamics and 1/2 trials demonstrated improvement in quality of life and time-to-clinical worsening. ERA and prostanoids, 4/6 studies and 1 trial reported improvement in 6MWD, 3/3 studies and 1/4 trials reported improvement in functional class, 4/5 studies and 1/4 trials reported improvement in PAP. ERA and PDE-5 inhibitor, 4/7 studies reported an improvement in 6MWD, and 2/6 studies report improvement in functional class.

Galiè N et al. Eur Heart J 2009; 30: Galiè N et al. Eur Resp J 2009; 34:

Galiè N et al. Eur Heart J 2009; 30: Galiè N et al. Eur Resp J 2009; 34:

PAH specific therapies are recommended in FC II patients Galiè N et al. Eur Heart J 2009; 30: Galiè N et al. Eur Resp J 2009; 34:

ESC/ERS recommendations for FC III patients Galiè N et al. Eur Heart J 2009; 30: Galiè N et al. Eur Resp J 2009; 34:

Prognostically important variables and treatment goals

CHEST 2006; 130:214–217

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