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Gradient Denervation Technologies has enrolled the first patient in a clinical study of an ultrasound-based catheter device for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension (PH) caused by left heart disease. The PreVail-PH2 (NCT06052072) study is evaluating the feasibility of the minimally invasive device in delivering therapeutic ultrasound energy…

Tenax Therapeutics has secured global rights to oral and subcutaneous (under the skin) formulations of levosimendan, a potential therapy for pulmonary hypertension and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (PH-HFpEF). Under a licensing agreement established with Orion Corp. in 2013, Tenax acquired developmental and commercial rights of…

People with pulmonary hypertension (PH) and high blood acetylcholine (ACh) levels show more severe symptoms and a poorer prognosis than those with lower ACh levels, a single-center study in China suggests. ACh is a neurotransmitter, a chemical messenger that allows nerve cells to communicate…

The first healthy volunteer has been dosed in a Phase 1 trial testing ZMA001, Zymedi’s first-in-class investigational therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The trial (NCT05967299), still recruiting participants at a clinical center in Bethesda, Maryland, will evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacological properties of ZMA001.

Access to pulmonary rehabilitation programs for people with pulmonary hypertension (PH) and other chronic respiratory conditions is considerably more difficult for those living in rural U.S. regions than in urban areas, scientists report. Travel longer than 60 minutes affects more than 14 million U.S. residents of rural or underpopulated…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Cereno Scientific’s investigational drug CS1 in an extension of the ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial testing it in people with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). This expanded access is sometimes called compassionate use. The…

Atrial fibrillation or AF — a heart condition marked by an irregular heartbeat — is associated with longer hospital stays, higher inpatient mortality, and greater hospitalization costs in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH), according to a new large-scale study. The findings indicate that this heart condition, common in people…

When choosing a treatment regimen, people with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) consider the impact on physical limitations and survival at three years as the most important parameters to consider, according to a study in Germany. Meanwhile, unplanned hospitalizations within three years and short-term side effects were reported as less…

Treating children with Revatio (sildenafil) reduced pulmonary arterial pressure after surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD), according to a new analysis. The pulmonary hypertension (PH) treatment, given between one and two weeks before surgery, reduced how long cardiopulmonary bypass — a procedure that takes over the functions of the…

The ARRDC3 gene — implicated in inflammation and cell growth — may be a ferroptosis-related biomarker and treatment target in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), according to a new study. Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent type of cell death involved in the damage of lung blood vessels and in lung…

Corsair Pharma has secured $23 million in financing to support clinical testing of a skin patch for the delivery of treprostinil to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), the company announced. The transdermal patch is intended to provide continuous and consistent levels of treprostinil, similar to those achieved with…

A joint initiative between a Singapore-based medical technology company and Duke University is aiming to develop and commercialize artificial intelligence, or AI, tools for echocardiography — using ultrasounds to visualize the heart. Researchers from Us2.ai, the first new company created from an 11-country cardiovascular research platform, have teamed up…