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Riociguat, a novel therapy for pulmonary hypertension?
  1. Sarah-Jane Bailey
  1. Correspondence to Dr Sarah-Jane Bailey, CT2, University Hospital Lewisham NHS Trust, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Lewisham High Street, London SE13 6LH, UK; sarah-jane.bailey{at}nhs.net

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This phase three, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, multicentre study was carried out in 30 countries. It compared riociguat (maximum dose 2.5 mg three times a day) with placebo in the treatment of symptomatic pulmonary hypertension.

The primary end point was change in baseline walking distance over 6 min assessed after 12 weeks of treatment. Patients in the riociguat group improved by …

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