Episode 25 - Optimizing Long-Term Management

Practice Point®: Pulmonology · Oct 15, 2026 · 9m

This module focuses on sustaining effective PAH management over time by integrating ongoing risk assessment with treatment persistence, tolerability, and evolving patient needs. It examines when continued therapy, escalation, transition, or carefully selected de-escalation may be appropriate, while emphasizing that failure to achieve or maintain low-risk status should prompt reassessment. The module also addresses adverse-effect mitigation, treatment burden, adherence, and the importance of avoiding abrupt discontinuation of PAH therapies, reinforcing a patient-centered approach that…