- Idiopathic PAH, or PAH secondary to connective tissue disease
- Receipt of Thelin for treatment of PAH
- 6 months of follow-up (except in the event of death) subsequent to initial receipt of
Thelin
- Minimum of one clinic visit documented in the medical record during the 6-month period
subsequent to initial receipt of Thelin
- Participation in any investigational study of Thelin or any other medication for the
treatment of PAH during the period beginning 6 months prior to initial receipt of
Thelin and ending 6 months subsequent to such receipt
- Receipt of Thelin prior to January 11, 2005 (i.e., the date following the last day on
which patients could be enrolled in double-blind treatment in STRIDE-1, STRIDE-2,
and/or STRIDE-6); or
- Known contraindications to Thelin therapy (i.e., known hypersensitivity to sitaxsentan
or any of its excipients; mild-to-severe hepatic impairment [Child-Pugh Class A-C];
elevated aminotransferases prior to initiation of treatment, defined as aspartate
aminotransferase [AST] and/or alanine aminotransferase [ALT] >3 times upper limit of
normal [ULN]; concomitant use of cyclosporin A; lactation)