Marked Improvement in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in 3 Patients with a History of Amphetamine-like Drug use and Comorbidities.

INTRODUCTION/

BACKGROUND

The prognosis of patients with Pulmonary Hypertension (PAH) associated with the intake of anorexigens and amphetamines has not been clearly defined. Published data are suboptimal due to a scarcity of corroborating hemodynamic information. There are reports of worse, the same, and better prognoses compared to patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.

CASE PRESENTATION: Our experience with three patients who had PAH, a history of amphetamine-like drug use, and comorbidities is described, and the pertinent literature is summarized.

CONCLUSION

Three patients with PAH and a history of amphetamine-like drug use demonstrated markedly improved hemodynamics at follow-up catheterizations.