Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitor Treatment is Associated with Improved Survival in Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with COPD in the PVRI GoDeep Meta-Registry

BACKGROUND: Patients with COPD frequently develop pulmonary hypertension (PH-COPD). Severe PH-COPD, identified by a pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) >5 Wood Units (WU), is closely linked to impaired transplant-free survival. The impact of PH-targeting pharmacotherapy in this context remains …