Gao AL, Gong JN, Li JF, Yang YH. [A case of heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension treated with long-term oral low-dose imatinib].
Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2024;
47:36-38. [PMID:
38062692 DOI:
10.3760/cma.j.cn112147-20230918-00165]
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Abstract
Heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension (HPAH) is a rare type of pulmonary arterial hypertension that often presents with progressive exertional dyspnea and for which there is no significant effective drug. A HPAH patient was admitted to our hospital more than three years ago, and the gene mutation was bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMPR2). For the first 45 months, she was given oral imatinib 100 mg once daily, and her symptoms and hemodynamics improved significantly, with no apparent side effects. It is reported that, in combination with the characteristics of the case and related literatures, it provides clinicians with other feasible treatment options for HPAH.
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