Whether a pulmonary arterial hypertension patient has scleroderma has no bearing on the outcome of their PAH after they receive…
Alice Melão, MSc
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Articles by Alice Melão, MSc
People with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) are more likely to have a depressive temperament, finds a Japanese study, “…
Minimally Invasive Endoarterial Biopsy Can Unlock Complex Molecular Mechanisms of PH Development
Collecting tissue samples from vessels damaged by pulmonary hypertension (PH) can help scientists learn about molecular mechanisms that cause the…
Reata Pharmaceuticals is enrolling participants for two ongoing clinical trials of bardoxolone methyl as a treatment for pulmonary arterial…
INOpulse Nitric-Oxide Dispenser Improves Lung Function in IPF Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension
The INOpulse nitric-oxide dispenser improves respiratory and exercise capacity in patients with difficult-to-treat pulmonary hypertension associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (PH-IPF),…
Researchers have shown that assessing vasculature structures by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can retrieve important information and has predictive potential for…
The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) is joining Periwinkle Hearts Around the World, an 80-organization international campaign to raise awareness of…
The INOpulse inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) delivery system improved lung-pressure measurements in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients, according to its maker,…
The medication Adempas (riociguat) effectively improves several hemodynamic parameters in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), according to the Phase 3…
An international study to assess clinical practices in the diagnosis and management of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH)…
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients who carry mutations in a gene called BMPR2 have a very distinctive profile, a new study…
Physical exercise can modulate the immune response that activates inflammation in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension to improve their cardiopulmonary function…