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Upfront Combination Therapy May Improve Outcomes in Pediatric PAH: Study
['Dr. Shravani Dali', 'Written']
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Data from the TOPP-2 registry showed wide variation in initial treatment strategies for pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
Patients whose therapy was escalated during the first year—from single to dual therapy in lower-risk patients or to TripleX therapy in higher-risk patients—had worse outcomes than those who received more intensive combination therapy from the outset.
Pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) carries high mortality with 81% 5-year transplant-free survival.
The global Tracking Outcomes and Practice in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension-2 (TOPP-2; NCT02610660) registry was created to assess the treatments and outcomes of newly diagnosed pediatric PAH patients.
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