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10 questions · 10 findings · 3 reviews · Airways

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 30%Moderate 6 · 60%High 1 · 10%

Group 1 Pulmonary arterial hypertension ‐ PDE5i vs placebo, on combination therapy

Improvement in WHO functional class · pulmonary arterial hypertension

Group 1 Pulmonary arterial hypertension ‐ PDE5i showed no clear difference in improvement in WHO functional class compared with placebo, on combination therapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Group 2 Pulmonary hypertension due to left‐heart disease ‐ PDE5i vs placebo

Improvement in WHO functional class · people with pulmonary hypertension due to left‐heart disease

Group 2 Pulmonary hypertension due to left‐heart disease ‐ PDE5i probably leads to lower improvement in WHO functional class compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prostacyclin vs control

Improvement in WHO functional class · pulmonary arterial hypertension

Prostacyclin probably leads to higher improvement in WHO functional class compared with control (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Selexipag vs placebo

Improvement in WHO functional class · pulmonary arterial hypertension

Selexipag showed no clear difference in improvement in WHO functional class compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Improvement in WHO Functional Class · Adults (>18 years) with pulmonary hypertension of varied aetiology (PAH, CTEPH and left heart disease)

The intervention showed no clear difference in improvement in WHO Functional Class (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review