Pulmonary Hypertension Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment

July 21, 2017July 20, 2017
The Battle with Anxiety During and After Hospitalization
Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster
“How is your anxiety?” a doctor asked me in the ER. The sarcastic side of me would have loved ... Read more
July 21, 2017July 21, 2017
Obese Patients with PAH Have Lower Risk of Dying While Hospitalized, Study Finds
News, PAH News
Obese people with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are less likely than patients of normal weight to die while ... Read more
July 20, 2017July 20, 2017
Phaware Podcast: Murali Chakinala, MD, Part 1 of 2
Aware That I'm Rare - a Podcast Series by phaware, Columns
This podcast series, created and produced by phaware, is being offered as a regular guest feature on Pulmonary Hypertension ... Read more
July 19, 2017July 19, 2017
Phaware Podcast: Vic Tapson, MD, Part 3
Aware That I'm Rare - a Podcast Series by phaware, Columns
This podcast series, created and produced by phaware, is being offered as a regular guest feature on Pulmonary Hypertension ... Read more
July 19, 2017July 19, 2017
Many Scleroderma Patients Progress Slowly Toward PAH, Four-year Study Indicates
News, PAH News
The exercise capacity of people with scleroderma who have yet to develop pulmonary arterial ... Read more
July 18, 2017July 18, 2017
Why Pulmonary Hypertension Isn’t an Invisible Illness to Me
Columns, Life With PH -- A Column By Serena Lawrence
Pulmonary hypertension might be an invisible illness, but it isn’t invisible to me. I notice pulmonary hypertension first thing ... Read more
July 18, 2017July 18, 2017
Mount Sinai, Theragene Form Partnership to Move Potential PH Gene Therapy to Clinical Development
News, PH News
New York’s Mount Sinai and Theragene Pharmaceuticals have joined efforts to move a novel investigational aerosol-delivered gene therapy to treat pulmonary ... Read more
July 17, 2017July 17, 2017
Arena Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Results for Ralinepag in PAH Patients
News, PAH News
Arena Pharmaceuticals has announced positive results for ralinepag (APD811), an investigational prostacyclin receptor agonist being investigated in a Phase 2 ... Read more
July 14, 2017July 14, 2017
Denial Is Not My Friend; Saying Goodbye to Resisting Therapy
Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster
“I just hate it so much.” This is what I said through tears as I sat crying during a ... Read more
July 14, 2017July 14, 2017
Aironite Mist Lowers Blood Pressure in Hearts of Pulmonary Hypertension Patients, Trial Update Shows
News, PH News
Savara’s inhaled sodium nitrite therapy Aironite lowered blood pressure in the upper and lower heart chambers and pulmonary artery ... Read more
July 13, 2017July 13, 2017
Phaware Podcast: Vic Tapson, MD, Part 2
Aware That I'm Rare - a Podcast Series by phaware, Columns
This podcast series, created and produced by phaware, is being offered as a regular guest feature on Pulmonary Hypertension ... Read more
July 12, 2017July 12, 2017
Phaware podcast: Vic Tapson, MD, Part 1
Aware That I'm Rare - a Podcast Series by phaware, Columns
This podcast series, created and produced by phaware, is being offered as a regular guest feature on Pulmonary Hypertension News to ... Read more

July 21, 2017July 20, 2017

The Battle with Anxiety During and After Hospitalization

Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster

“How is your anxiety?” a doctor asked me in the ER. The sarcastic side of me would have loved to say, “I am handling being transported by ambulance from ... Read more

July 21, 2017July 21, 2017

Obese Patients with PAH Have Lower Risk of Dying While Hospitalized, Study Finds

News, PAH News

Obese people with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are less likely than patients of normal weight to die while hospitalized, finds a study examining the so-called “obesity paradox.” The study, ... Read more

July 20, 2017July 20, 2017

Phaware Podcast: Murali Chakinala, MD, Part 1 of 2

Aware That I'm Rare - a Podcast Series by phaware, Columns

This podcast series, created and produced by phaware, is being offered as a regular guest feature on Pulmonary Hypertension News to bring the voices and life experiences of PH patients, family members, ... Read more

July 19, 2017July 19, 2017

Phaware Podcast: Vic Tapson, MD, Part 3

Aware That I'm Rare - a Podcast Series by phaware, Columns

July 19, 2017July 19, 2017

Many Scleroderma Patients Progress Slowly Toward PAH, Four-year Study Indicates

News, PAH News

The exercise capacity of people with scleroderma who have yet to develop pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) diminishes over time, according to an Austrian study. Their lung function during exercise also ... Read more

July 18, 2017July 18, 2017

Why Pulmonary Hypertension Isn’t an Invisible Illness to Me

Columns, Life With PH -- A Column By Serena Lawrence

Pulmonary hypertension might be an invisible illness, but it isn’t invisible to me. I notice pulmonary hypertension first thing when I wake up in the morning. I roll over, ... Read more

July 18, 2017July 18, 2017

Mount Sinai, Theragene Form Partnership to Move Potential PH Gene Therapy to Clinical Development

News, PH News

New York’s Mount Sinai and Theragene Pharmaceuticals have joined efforts to move a novel investigational aerosol-delivered gene therapy to treat pulmonary hypertension (PH) into a clinical development program. The new therapy, ... Read more

July 17, 2017July 17, 2017

Arena Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Results for Ralinepag in PAH Patients

News, PAH News

Arena Pharmaceuticals has announced positive results for ralinepag (APD811), an investigational prostacyclin receptor agonist being investigated in a Phase 2 trial to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Ralinepag is an oral ... Read more

July 14, 2017July 14, 2017

Denial Is Not My Friend; Saying Goodbye to Resisting Therapy

Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster

“I just hate it so much.” This is what I said through tears as I sat crying during a therapy session. I admitted that I do what I’m medically ... Read more

July 14, 2017July 14, 2017

Aironite Mist Lowers Blood Pressure in Hearts of Pulmonary Hypertension Patients, Trial Update Shows

News, PH News

Savara’s inhaled sodium nitrite therapy Aironite lowered blood pressure in the upper and lower heart chambers and pulmonary artery of pulmonary hypertension patients, according to an update of a ... Read more

July 13, 2017July 13, 2017

Phaware Podcast: Vic Tapson, MD, Part 2

Aware That I'm Rare - a Podcast Series by phaware, Columns

July 12, 2017July 12, 2017

Phaware podcast: Vic Tapson, MD, Part 1

Aware That I'm Rare - a Podcast Series by phaware, Columns