Sex Differences in Response to Tadalafil in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Age, sex, baseline functional capacity, and disease etiology are variably associated with the likelihood of achieving clinically relevant responses in patient-important outcomes to PAH-specific therapy such as 6MWD and HRQoL. The increased likelihood of response in men compared with women is a novel finding and may reflect pathophysiologic differences between sexes.