How is connective tissue disease treated?

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Connective tissue disease is an autoimmune disease. The harm that this disease brings to the patient is very large. The incidence rate of this disease is very high in clinic. Because the disease has great influence on the patient, timely and effective treatment is very important. Let's talk about how to treat connective tissue disease.

How is connective tissue disease treated?

First, general methods and supportive treatment include cardiotonic, diuretic, vasodilator and anticoagulant. Calcium channel antagonists are recommended for vasodilation therapy. Acute pulmonary vasodilation test is required before application. If it is not done or the test is negative, it is not recommended, except for those with Raynaud's phenomenon; Nifedipine or amlodipine should be used if the basal heart rate is slow, and diltiazem should be used if the basal heart rate is fast; If pulmonary vasodilation test showed significant improvement in hemodynamics and cardiac function of grade I and II after one year or so, it should continue to be used; If hemodynamics and cardiac function were not improved, pulmonary vascular selective targeting drugs should be used or added.

Second, glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants (cyclophosphamide, mycophenolate mofetil, etc.) in the treatment of ctd-pah basic diseases can reduce the production of inflammatory cytokines, improve the imbalance of pulmonary small vessel contraction and relaxation factors, inhibit pulmonary vascular inflammation and pulmonary vascular intimal hyperplasia, inhibit the production of antiphospholipid antibodies, and prevent and reduce pulmonary thrombosis.

Third: ctd-pah and right ventricular dysfunction were the traditional general method and supportive treatment before 1992. After 1992, pulmonary vascular selective targeted therapy began, and prostacyclin analogues, endothelin receptor antagonist (ERA), phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor (ped-5i) and other small molecule targeted drugs appeared.

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There are drug treatment methods for patients with connective tissue disease. I believe every patient will understand it after seeing it. In order to cure connective tissue disease, patients should follow the doctor's advice and don't use drugs indiscriminately. I hope the above articles can help you.