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Table 1 Sarcoidosis before and after treatment: cardiac catheterization data

From: Pulmonary hypertension associated with sarcoidosis

 

January

March

September

 

2002

2003

2006

PAP systolic (mmHg)

60

42

37

PAP mean (mmHg)

36.7

24

19

CO (l/min)

7.8

10.2

6.9

PVR (dyn·s/cm5)

253

125

151

Bosentan dose (mg)

0

125

125

  

twice daily

twice daily

  1. Shown are pretreatment and post-treatment cardiac catheterization data in a patient with steroid-refractory sarcoidosis who was treated with bosentan and infliximab. CO, cardiac output; PAP, pulmonary artery pressure; PVR, pulmonary vascular resistance.