This research study is looking at the use of the drug ambrisentan and if it can improve right ventricle function in people with systemic sclerosis-associated pre-pulmonary arterial hypertension. It is also looking at using right ventricle function changes as a marker of disease severity.~Pre-pulmonary arterial hypertension is a borderline elevation in blood pressure in the lungs. Pre-pulmonary arterial hypertension is not currently treated with the drug therapies that are used for pulmonary arterial hypertension. It represents a group of patients that are at risk for developing pulmonary arterial hypertension.~The administration of ambrisentan is the experimental part of this study. Ambrisentan has not been approved by the FDA for use of improving right ventricle function in people with pre-pulmonary arterial hypertension. You will still receive your normal clinical care.~The purpose of this study is to learn more about ambrisentan and its role in treating systemic sclerosis-associated pre-pulmonary arterial hypertension. Ambrisentan is already approved for use in people with systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension, but this study wants to research its role in people with pre-pulmonary arterial hypertension.
This research study is looking at the use of the drug ambrisentan and if it can improve right ventricle function in people with systemic sclerosis-associated pre-pulmonary arterial hypertension. It is also looking at using right ventricle function changes as a marker of disease severity.