Footnotes

• Funding: The consensus meeting was sponsored by the patients’ association, PHA-UK. The publication costs of this document have been met by unrestricted educational grants from Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Encysive Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline, LungRx, Pfizer, and Bayer Schering Pharma.

• Competing interests: Iain Armstrong has received honoraria for lecturing and travel grants for conferences from Actelion, Schering and Encysive and is a member of the Nurse Advisory Board for Actelion. Dame Carol Black has been an advisor to Actelion, Cambridge Antibody Technology, Genzyme, and Merck & Co. Gerry Coghlan has received financial support from Actelion for nurse specialist, audit work, consultancy service, lecturing and support for congress attendance; Lilly-Icos for consultancy service; Pfizer for lecturing; Schering for nurse specialist financial support and consultancy services. Paul Corris has been a member of advisory boards for Actelion, Encysive and Pfizer and has received honoraria for lecturing from Actelion, Pfizer and Schering. Agnes Crozier is on the Nurse Advisory board for Actelion and has received travel grants for conferences from Pfizer and Actelion. Julia De Soyza has received travel grants from Actelion, Schering and Encysive and is a member of the Nurse Advisory Board for Actelion. Charlie Elliott has received honoraria for lectures from Actelion and travel grants from Actelion and Schering. Sean Gaine has been a member of advisory boards for Actelion, GlaxoSmithKline, Encycisive and Pfizer and has received honoraria for lecturing from Actelion, GlaxoSmithKline, Encysive, and Schering. The PH Unit has received contributions to research funds from Pfizer, Schering, Actelion and GlaxoSmithKline. Michael A Gatzoulis has received honoraria for lecturing and advisory board meetings and unrestricted educational grants from Actelion and Pfizer. Simon Gibbs has been a member of advisory boards for Actelion, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer and Encysive and has received honoraria for lecturing from Actelion, GlaxoSmithKline and Schering. Wendy Gin-Sing is a member of the nurse advisory board for Actelion and has received grants to attend conferences from Actelion, Pfizer, Schering, Encysive, United Therapeutics and GlaxoSmithKline, and honoraria for lecturing from Actelion, Encysive and United Therapeutics. Clive Handler has received travel grants for conferences from Actelion and Encysive. Luke Howard has received travel grants and lecture fees from Actelion and GlaxoSmithKline. Sheila G Haworth has received consulting fees from Actelion, and accepting honoraria from Pfizer. The PH unit has received support for the clinical service from Actelion and GSK. Rodney Hughes has received honoraria for lecturing and travel grants from Actelion, Schering and United Therapeutics. Martin Johnson has received travel grants for conferences from Actelion, GlaxoSmithKline and Encysive. David G Kiely is a member of advisory boards for Actelion, Pfizer and Encysive Pharmaceuticals and has received honoraria for lecturing from Actelion, Schering, Pfizer and United Therapeutics. Jim Lordan has been a member of an advisory board for Encysive and has received travel grants and honoraria from Encysive. Nicholas Morrell has received honoraria for educational lectures from Actelion, United Therapeutics and GlaxoSmithKline, and has received research funding from Actelion and Novartis. Andrew Peacock is on the advisory boards for Actelion, Pfizer, GSK and Encysive, and has received lecture fees from Actelion, Pfizer, GSK and Encysive. Joanna Pepke-Zaba is a member of advisory board for Actelion and Pfizer, and has received honoraria for lecturing from Actelion and Schering. Karen Sheares has received travel grants for educational meetings/conferences from Actelion, GlaxoSmithKline and United Therapeutics. Martin Wilkins has received contributions to research funds from Pfizer and Actelion and honoraria from Pfizer, Actelion, GlaxoSmithKline and Encysive. John Wort has received contributions for research funds and travel grants from Actelion.