Interferon-β–Induced Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Approach to Diagnosis and Clinical Monitoring

Farhan Raza, Callyn Kozitza, Amy Chybowski, Kara N. Goss, Theodore Berei, James Runo, Marlowe Eldridge, Naomi Chesler

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Abstract

A 48-year-old woman who had been receiving long-term interferon-β for 8 years for multiple sclerosis developed drug-induced World Health Organization group I pulmonary arterial hypertension. Triple therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension and suspension of interferon-β led to improvement from a high-risk to low-risk state and improvement in exercise hemodynamics, including vascular distensibility, and right ventricle–pulmonary artery coupling. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1038-1043
Number of pages6
JournalJACC: Case Reports
Volume3
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 7 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • exercise
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • right ventricle

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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