People with systemic sclerosis (SSc) that have borderline high pulmonary arterial pressure are at increased risk of developing pulmonary hypertension (PH), and may benefit from regular examinations through right heart catheterization, a study found. Pulmonary hypertension often appears as a disease complication of systemic…
MannKind Corporation will start enrollment for a Phase 1 trial to test its treprostinil inhaled therapy for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The trial will be conducted under an Investigational New Drug (IND) application filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The company’s…
A new cardiac surgical procedure to treat mitral valve disease, which is minimally invasive, does not require open-heart surgery, and offers faster recovery, is being tested in an upcoming clinical trial. Mitral valve disease occurs when the heart’s mitral valve — which has…
The presence of systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) — a comorbidity that can range from systemic sclerosis to Sjögren’s syndrome — does not impact survival rates among adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) who undergo a lung transplant, a study says. The report, “Survival of…
Thirty percent of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients experience depression or anxiety, according to a study that looked at patients’ psychological disorders, feelings of stress, and social support. The study, “Quality of life and psychological symptoms in patients with pulmonary hypertension,” was published in the journal Heart…
Tenax Therapeutics plans to advance its lead compound, levosimendan, into a Phase 2 clinical trial to treat pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (PH-HFpEF) — a type of PH related to left heart disease. The company, based in Morrisville, North Carolina, aims to start…
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