A method for treating pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient can include determining whether a patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension has an enlarged right ventricle or right ventricular dysfunction, where the patient has previously been administered a prostanoid and weaning the patient off of the prostanoid if the patient does not have an enlarged right ventricle or right ventricular dysfunction.
一种治疗患者肺动脉高压的方法可包括确定肺动脉高压患者是否存在右心室扩大或右心室功能障碍,其中患者之前已服用过类
固醇,如果患者没有右心室扩大或右心室功能障碍,则让患者停用类
固醇。