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Pulmonary vasodilator therapies in pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with CHD: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2023

Jun Yasuhara*
Affiliation:
Center for Cardiovascular Research, The Abigail Wexner Research and The Heart Center, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
Kae Watanabe
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Atsuyuki Watanabe
Affiliation:
Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Takuro Shirasu
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery and Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Yuichi Matsuzaki
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiac Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Hirofumi Watanabe
Affiliation:
Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
Hisato Takagi
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shizuoka Medical Center, Shizuoka, Japan
Naokata Sumitomo
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
Toshiki Kuno
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
*
Author for correspondence: Jun Yasuhara, MD, Center for Cardiovascular Research, The Abigail Wexner Research and Heart Center, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA. Tel: +1 614 355 5261; Fax: +1 614 355 5725. E-mails: junyasuhara1016@gmail.com; jun.yasuhara@nationwidechildrens.org

Abstract

The optimal treatment strategy using pulmonary vasodilators in pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with CHD (PAH-CHD) remains controversial. We aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of pulmonary vasodilators in PAH-CHD. PubMed and EMBASE databases were searched through May 2022 and a network meta-analysis was conducted. The primary outcomes were mean difference of changes in 6-minute walk distance, NYHA functional class, and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide. The secondary outcomes included pulmonary vascular resistance, mean pulmonary arterial pressure, and resting oxygen saturation. We identified 14 studies, yielding 807 patients with PAH-CHD. Bosentan and sildenafil were associated with a significant increase in 6-minute walk distance from baseline compared with placebo (MD 48.92 m, 95% CI 0.32 to 97.55 and MD 59.70 m, 95% CI 0.88 to 118.53, respectively). Bosentan, sildenafil, and combination of bosentan and sildenafil were associated with significant improvement in NYHA functional class compared with placebo (MD −0.33, 95% CI −0.51 to −0.14, MD −0.58, 95% CI −0.75 to −0.22 and MD −0.62, 95% CI −0.92 to −0.31, respectively). Bosentan and sildenafil were also associated with significant improvements in secondary outcomes. These findings were largely confirmed in the subgroup analysis. Various adverse events were reported; however, serious adverse event rates were relatively low (4.8–8.7%), including right heart failure, acute kidney injury, respiratory failure, hypotension, and discontinuation of pulmonary vasodilators. In conclusion, bosentan and sildenafil were the most effective in improving prognostic risk factor such as 6-minute walk distance and NYHA class. Overall, pulmonary vasodilators were well tolerated in PAH-CHD.

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