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1 Endothelial Dysfunction Providing the Basis for the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension 
Timothy W. Higenbottam, MD, FCCP, Elizabeth A. Laude, PhD  CHEST  Volume 114, Issue 1, Pages 72S-79S (July 1998) DOI: /chest.114.1_Supplement.72S Copyright © 1998 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Percentage survival of (top, A) those patients who had pulmonary vasodilation (measured as a fall in mean pulmonary artery pressure) with epoprostenol and (bottom, B) those patients who had no vasodilation with epoprostenol. CHEST  , 72S-79SDOI: ( /chest.114.1_Supplement.72S) Copyright © 1998 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Comparison of effects on pulmonary (PVR) and systemic (SVR) vascular resistance of an infusion of PGI2 (0.5 mg in 250 mL) at rates of 4, 8, and 12 mL/h and inhalation of NO (40 ppm in air) with baseline (BL) values in eight patients with pulmonary hypertension. Means ± SEM are shown. Asterisk: p<0.05; double asterisk: p<0.01. CHEST  , 72S-79SDOI: ( /chest.114.1_Supplement.72S) Copyright © 1998 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

4 Figure 3 Regression of rate of production of NO against predicted KCO in primary pulmonary hypertension (closed circles) and control (open circles) groups. CHEST  , 72S-79SDOI: ( /chest.114.1_Supplement.72S) Copyright © 1998 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

5 Figure 4 Regulation of the effects of ET-1. ET = endothelin: ANP = atrial naturietic peptide.x CHEST  , 72S-79SDOI: ( /chest.114.1_Supplement.72S) Copyright © 1998 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions


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