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Cytori Therapeutics recently published a report of 12-month data from the Scleradec-I clinical trial studying hand dysfunction in people with scleroderma. Findings from the 12 patient trial, which was led by Dr. Brigitte Granel and Dr. Guy Magalon of the Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille in France, is titled “Autologous…

An international group of researchers are currently recruiting participants for Sanofi’s Phase 2 trial of SAR156597 for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The official title of the trial, which is now listed at ClinicalTrials.gov, is “Efficacy and Safety of SAR156597 in the Treatment of Idiopathic…

Epigenetics is a fast-growing research field that scientists are applying to many different areas of medicine, such as cancer, peripheral hypertension and asthma. Can the study of epigenetics be useful for understanding and treating pulmonary arterial hypertension as well? A recent article, titled “Epigenetic modulation as a therapeutic…

A research journal recently reviewed the use of balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA), a new option for people with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary arterial hypertension. The work, titled “Balloon pulmonary angioplasty for inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension“ appeared in the July 7, 2015 issue of…

A new imaging method that uses sound waves could help in assessing heart damage in people with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), according to a recent study that appeared June 26 in the Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound. PAH refers to high blood pressure of the lungs. It can…

According to a new paper, “Pulmonary hypertension and hepatic cirrhosis,” published in the Spanish-language journal, Revista Clinica Espanola, pulmonary hypertension (PH) occurs frequently in people with hepatic cirrhosis. There are various ways in which hepatic cirrhosis can be caused by PH, but the most common occurrence is something…

A French research team was able to demonstrate nebivolol’s beneficial effects in treating pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), suggesting that new clinical studies should be conducted to further test the drug. The study entitled: “Nebivolol for Improving Endothelial Dysfunction, Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling, and Right Heart Function in Pulmonary Hypertension”…

A new study out of Toronto, Canada has evaluated whether rheumatoid arthritis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (RA-PAH) is a more severe disease compared to idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH). Published on January 13, 2015, the study is titled “Survival in rheumatoid arthritis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension compared…

Earlier in the week, Pulmonary Hypertension News reported on how the drug Bosentan improved Pulmonary Hypertension Secondary to IPF in an individual case study. In a related story, medical researchers from the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam, Netherlands, are currently recruiting adult patients (>18) with congenital heart…

Calorie restriction has been recently popular as a way to stave off the aging process. Could this technique be effective for improving a disease, such as pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)? Researchers at Central Hospital in Xi’an China seem to think so. A recent report published in the J…

Radiologists are essential for diagnosis and further testing of pediatric patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), according to a report published by researchers at the University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle. The paper, titled Multimodality Thoracic Imaging of Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis: Emphasis on Clinical Correlation and High-Resolution CT of Pulmonary Fibrosis,…

Systolic pulmonary artery pressure greater than 36 mm Hg reduced survival in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) according to an article entitled “Value of Systolic Pulmonary Arterial Pressure as a Prognostic Factor of Death in the Systemic Sclerosis EUSTAR Population,” published September 2014, in the journal Rheumatology.