Is herpes virus infection associated with vascular remodeling and pulmonary hypertension in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
Herpesviral infections may contribute to the development of PH in IPF patients.
This study shows that the new SSRI escitalopram has better efficacy in the treatment of severe depression than citalopram, its racemic parent. Mean differences between treatments groups were in favour of escitalopram for all scales. The benefits of escitalopram compared with citalopram, as demonstrated by both magnitude of effect and time of onset, are superior to the benefits of citalopram, an antidepressant drug with proven efficacy. This evidence clearly supports the use of escitalopram as a legitimate first-line treatment for MDD.