Alexandra Andersson, PhD,  —

An initial combination treatment with Tracleer (bosentan) and Ventavis (iloprost, inhalation solution) dramatically improved exercise capacity and clinical function in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), compared to treatment with either of those medications alone. The study, “Treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension using initial combination therapy of…

A 23-year-old woman with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) was successfully treated for malignant catatonia with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in what may be the first case of its kind. Her story is described in a recent study titled “A case of malignant catatonia with idiopathic pulmonary arterial…