Bosentan and sildenafil in the treatment of HIV-associated pulmonary hypertension

Infect Dis Rep. 2011 Nov 22;3(2):e14. doi: 10.4081/idr.2011.e14. eCollection 2011 Sep 7.

Abstract

We present the case of an HIV/HCV-coinfected patient with HIV-related pulmonary hypertension (HRPH) who experienced a good clinical and functional response to bosentan, with a subsequent switch to oral sildenafil due to increased transaminase levels. Bosentan resulted less handy in this case, probably due to both side effects and co-morbidities.

Keywords: HIV; bosentan; pulmonary arterial hypertension.; sildenafil.