Use of outcome measures in pulmonary hypertension clinical trials
Parikh KS, Rajagopal S, Arges K, Ahmad T, Sivak J, Kaul P, Shah SH, Tapson V, Velazquez EJ, Douglas PS, Samad Z. Use of outcome measures in pulmonary hypertension clinical trials. American Heart Journal 2015, 170: 419-429.e3. PMID: 26385024, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsClinical Trials as TopicHemodynamicsHumansHypertension, PulmonaryOutcome Assessment, Health CareConceptsHypertension clinical trialsPulmonary arterial hypertensionPAH trialsClinical practiceInvasive hemodynamicsPrimary endpointClinical trialsOutcome measuresInvasive measuresSurrogate measureDuke University Medical CenterPatient-centered endpointsSecondary outcome measuresClinical treatment trialsMEDLINE/EMBASEUniversity Medical CenterSmall patient populationQuality of lifeContemporary clinical practicePAH therapyPH medicationsArterial hypertensionSerial echocardiographyPatient characteristicsSecondary outcomes