A measurement taken by heart MRI was linked to several invasive measures used to assess pulmonary hypertension (PH), a new study shows. The measurement, known as T2RV/LV, “represents a highly promising non-invasive biomarker for risk stratification, disease monitoring, and assessment of treatment response in PH,” the researchers wrote. They…
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Pulmonary hypertension (PH) has changed what I consider an accomplishment — and maybe that isn’t such a bad thing. Living with PH has taught me that progress does not have to be dramatic to be worth celebrating. Walking a little farther, recovering a little faster, adjusting to a…
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Two blood-based biomarkers — GDF-15 and NT-proBNP — most accurately distinguished adults with pulmonary hypertension (PH) from healthy individuals in a study that compared five biomarkers. The retrospective study, conducted at Beijing Anzhen Hospital in China, evaluated traditional and newer biomarkers across the four main clinical subtypes of…
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After a difficult winter and spring dealing with several health setbacks, I’m slowly dipping my toes back into my day-to-day interests. This includes things like knitting, cooking, and reading, but mostly, it means digging back into my art practice. As I ride this recent wave of creative rejuvenation,…
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