Patients with sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension (SAPH) can improve their levels of a key biomarker after receiving specific treatment for…
José Lopes, PhD
José holds a PhD in neuroscience from the University of Porto, Portugal. After postdocs at Weill Connell Medicine and Western University, where he studied the processes driving hypertension and Alzheimer’s disease, he moved on in 2016 to a career in science writing and communication. José is the author of several peer-reviewed papers and a book chapter and has presented his research in numerous international meetings.
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Articles by José Lopes, PhD
The first participant has been enrolled in a Phase 2 trial testing the investigational therapy levosimendan in pulmonary…
Children with IPH Have Similar Transplant Survival Rates as Those with Other Indications, Study Says
Children with idiopathic pulmonary hypertension (IPH) who underwent lung or combined heart-lung transplants show similar survival rates to children…
Patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) have higher serum levels of antibodies…
Greater experience in balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) enables shorter hospital stays for patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), reduces use…
Acute treatment with Ventavis (iloprost) improves the heart’s right ventricular (RV) function in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial…
An implantable wireless system may help guide the transition from medication administered intravenously — Remodulin (treprostinil) — to one taken…
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) resolves over time in nearly two-thirds of premature babies, a…
Treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) with Tracleer (bosentan) may be more cost-effective than epoprostenol medications or palliative…
Treatment with INOpulse for eight weeks is safe and provides clinically meaningful improvements in physical activity in patients with…
Worse measures of blood flow, arterial oxygenation, and cardiac function may underlie the poor clinical condition of chronic thromboembolic…
Non-pharmacological approaches such as relaxation training, slow breathing, and cognitive behavioral therapy could help lessen anxiety and depression in patients…