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Using Combination Therapies in the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: What's on the Horizon?
Dr. Myung Park reviews the current status and future direction of combination therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Expert Column, June 2008
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CME/CE
Updated ACCP Clinical Practice Guidelines on Medical Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Drs. Nathan, Frost, and McLaughlin discuss the 2006 ACCP clinical practice guidelines on medical therapy for PAH and beyond, including new therapies on the market since their release.
Roundtable, June 2008
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Intensity of Renal Support in Critically Ill Patients With Acute Kidney Injury: The VA/NIH Acute Renal Failure Trial Network
Is there benefit to high-intensity RRT for critically ill patients with acute kidney injury and sepsis or multiple organ dysfunction syndrome?
Commentary, June 2008
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Postexercise Evaluation of Pulmonary Artery Pressure
Can exercise be used in high-risk patients to detect pulmonary arteriopathy before patients have signs and symptoms at rest?
Ask the Expert, June 2008
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Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Cardiovascular Mortality in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Treatment of RA-associated PAH may require aggressive immunomodulatory therapy in addition to the standard PAH drugs.
Ask the Expert, June 2008
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Transplantation Criteria for Patients With Severe Pulmonary Hypertension and Grossly Impaired Right, but Relatively Normal Left Ventricular Function
Does any degree of right ventricular dysfunction warrant a heart-lung transplant over a lung transplant?
Ask the Expert, May 2008
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Vasopressin vs Norepinephrine Infusion in Patients With Septic Shock
Is the protocolized use of vasopressin in patients with septic shock justified?
Commentary, March 2008
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Hydrocortisone Therapy for Patients With Septic Shock
The Corticus study challenges 2 important concepts regarding corticosteroid therapy in sepsis.
Commentary, February 2008
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Intensive Insulin Therapy and Pentastarch Resuscitation in Severe Sepsis
Findings from this study challenges the notion that tight glycemic control is an important strategy for improving outcomes in critically ill patients.
Commentary, February 2008
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Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury in the Critically Ill
TRALI is substantially more common than previously thought.
Commentary, January 2008