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. 2015 Dec 2;10(12):e0141911. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141911

Table 2. PH targeted therapy at inclusion and 1 year after diagnosis.

IPAH (n = 798) PH-IIP (n = 151) p value
Baseline
ERA monotherapy 172 (21.6%) 11 (7.3%) <0.001
PDE-5 inhibitor monotherapy 461 (57.8%) 133 (88.1%) <0.001
PCA monotherapy 13 (1.6%) 0 t.n.a.
Other monotherapy 29 (3.6%) 0 t.n.a.
ERA+PDE-5 inhibitor 85 (10.7%) 4 (2.6%) 0.001
Other double combination therapies 29 (3.6%) 3 (2.0%) 0.459
1 year
ERA monotherapy 72 (13.6%) 4 (4.7%) 0.020
PDE-5 inhibitor monotherapy 228 (43.1%) 75 (87.2%) <0.001
PCA monotherapy 0 1 (1.2%) t.n.a.
Other monotherapy 8 (1.5%) 0 t.n.a.
ERA+PDE-5 inhibitor 129 (24.4%) 2 (2.3%) <0.001
Other double combination therapies 42 (7.9%) 0 0.002
Triple combination therapy 33 (6.2%) 0 t.n.a.
No therapy 17 (3.2%) 4 (4.7%) t.n.a.

Abbreviations: IPAH, idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension; PH-IIP, pulmonary hypertension associated with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia; ERA, endothelin receptor antagonist; PDE5, phosphodiesterase-5; PCA, prostacyclin analogue; t.n.a, test not applicable