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Male and female 18 years or older 2. Body Mass Index (BMI) >18kg/m2 to <=40kg/m2 3. Symptomatic PAH belonging to one of the following 2018 WHO Clinical Group 1 subtypes |
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Idiopathic PAH b. Heritable PAH c. Drug- or toxin-induced d. PAH associated with |
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Connective tissue disease |
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Congenital systemic to pulmonary shunt (atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus) repaired at least one year prior to Screening |
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection - if diagnosed with HIV, must have stable disease status defined as follows |
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stable treatment with HIV medications for at least 8 weeks prior to Screening |
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WHO FC II or III |
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no active opportunistic infection during the Screening Period |
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no hospitalizations due to HIV for at least 4 weeks prior to Screening |
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Confirmed diagnosis of PAH and meet all the following hemodynamic criteria by means of a screening RHC completed prior to randomization |
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mPAP of >20 mmHg |
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PVR ≥ 350 dyne•sec/cm5 |
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Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) or left ventricular end diastolic pressure (LVEDP) of ≤ 12 mmHg if PVR ≥ 350 and < 500 dyne•sec/cm5, or PCWP/LVEDP ≤ 15 mmHg if PVR ≥ 500 dyne•sec/cm5 |
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6MWD of 100 to 550 meters at Screening |
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Currently on a stable treatment regimen with one or more treatments approved for PAH. Stable therapy is defined as receiving the same medication(s) for ≥ 12 weeks prior to the screening RHC and at a stable dose level for each for ≥ 8 weeks prior to the screening RHC (see Protocol Section 6.6.2 for approved PAH medications). Any instances where doses of a medication have been missed prior to RHC must be discussed with the Medical Monitor prior to performing the RHC |
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Meet all of the following criteria determined by pulmonary function tests completed no more than 24 weeks prior to Screening (performed with or without bronchodilation) |
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Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) ≥ 60% of predicted normal, and |
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Total lung capacity (TLC) ≥ 70% of predicted normal or FVC ≥ 70% predicted if TLC is not available; For subjects with CTD associated PAH, if TLC is ≥ 60% of predicted but < 70% of predicted of if FVC ≥ 60% or predicted but < 70% of predicted, high resolution computed tomography [HRCT] obtained within 6 months of screening may be utilized to demonstrate limited interstitial lung disease |
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If participating in an exercise program for pulmonary rehabilitation, the program must |
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have been initiated ≥ 12 weeks prior to Screening, and patient must agree to |
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maintain the current level of rehabilitation for the first 24 weeks of |
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receiving IP. If not participating in an exercise training program for |
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pulmonary rehabilitation, patient must agree not to enroll in an exercise |
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training program for pulmonary rehabilitation during the Screening Period and |
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the first 24 weeks of receiving IP |
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The patient has a history of, or currently has, a constrictive cardiomyopathy
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Women of childbearing potential who are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or lactating or female/male patients unwilling to use effective contraception
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WHO pulmonary hypertension (PH) Group 1 PAH associated with portal hypertension or schistosomiasis; PH due to left heart disease (WHO PH Group 2), lung diseases and/or hypoxia (WHO PH Group 3), chronic thromboembolic PH (WHO PH Group 4), or PH with unclear multifactorial mechanisms (WHO PH Group 5)
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PH associated with significant venous or capillary involvement (PCWP > 15 mmHg), pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis, portal hypertension, or unrepaired congenital heart defects (CHD)
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Three or more of the following risk factors for left ventricular disease
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BMI > 30 kg/m2
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Diagnosis of essential hypertension that is actively treated
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Diabetes mellitus
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History of significant coronary artery disease (e.g., chronic stable angina, history of coronary intervention within the last 3 months, or a stenosis > 70% at coronary angiography)
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Atrial fibrillation
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Left atrial volume index > 41 mL/m2 [or left atrial diameter (LA) > 4 cm if LAVi unavailable]
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Known genetic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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Known cardiac sarcoidosis or amyloidosis
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Known history of any left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 40% by echocardiogram within 3 years of randomization (Note: a transient decline in LVEF below 40% that occurred and recovered more than 6 months before the start of Screening and was associated with an acute intercurrent condition [e.g., atrial fibrillation] is allowed)
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Hemodynamically significant valvular heart disease as determined by the Investigator
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including
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greater than mild aortic and/or mitral stenosis and/or
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severe mitral and/or aortic regurgitation (> Grade 3)
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Severe arthritis, musculoskeletal problems, or morbid obesity that, in the opinion of
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the Investigator, is the cause of the patient's functional limitation and
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would affect the patient's ability to perform or complete the 6MWT
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