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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…

Gradient Denervation Technologies has raised €14 million (around $14.9 million) in funding to support the clinical development and testing of an ultrasound-based catheter device for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension (PH). The minimally invasive catheter device is designed for use in the pulmonary arteries. It delivers therapeutic ultrasound…

Treatment with treprostinil improved the risk profile in people with inoperable or persistent severe chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). The risk profile was assessed using a risk score established to predict a response to treatment and survival in people with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), the most common type…

Echocardiography, a noninvasive imaging method to examine heart structure and function, can be useful in making a preliminary diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension and in determining its likely course, according to a review study. “In future, it is important to use multiple echocardiographic parameters for detection and predicting the prognosis…

About one-quarter of the pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients in a small study showed cognitive deficits, typically mild impairments in executive function and memory. Problems in abilities like executive function — a set of skills that include thinking, self control, and readily accessible memory that’s part of everyday life…

Babies born preterm, or before 37 weeks of pregnancy, were shown to have a higher risk of developing pulmonary hypertension (PH), primarily between the ages of 1 and 3, according to a study in Sweden. Moreover, that risk was seen to increase as the length of the pregnancy decreased,…

Tailored educational videos on healthy eating coupled with online instruction led to helpful dietary changes in a group of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients and the likelihood of a better quality of life, a pilot trial in the Netherlands reports. People assigned to one of two diet plans continued…