How people with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are diagnosed and treated depends to a notable degree on the country or region…
Joana Fernandes, PhD
Joana brings more than 8 years of academic research and experience as well as Scientific writing and editing to her role as a Science and Research writer. She also served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology in Coimbra, Portugal, where she also received her PhD in Health Science and Technologies, with a specialty in Molecular and Cellular Biology.
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Articles by Joana Fernandes, PhD
Faster Administration of Remodulin May Help to Ease Infusion Site Pain in PAH Patients, Study Says
Although subcutaneous infusion of Remodulin (treprostinil) is an effective treatment for patients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), it can have undesired effects…
Pregnancy can be a trigger for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in women with a genetic predisposition to the disease, according to a…
Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) have higher than usual blood levels of S1P, a molecule that promotes worsening disease, according to…
Several factors may help predict the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), like older…
Despite increased attention on pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), information on treatments for those patients with rare conditions — Eisenmenger syndrome or…
A study published in the journal Nature Communications reported the case of several patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)…
Liraglutide, a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes (brand name, Victoza) and obesity (brand name, Saxenda), is currently being evaluated as…
An electronic nose, or “e-nose,” that can detect the presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) was created by researchers at the…
Prognostic Factors for Pulmonary Hypertension Include Gender, Age, Chronic Diseases, Study Suggests
A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association reports that, in people with pulmonary hypertension…