Marta Ribeiro,  —

Marta graduated from Universidade Fernando Pessoa in Porto with a degree in Communication Sciences and a Masters degree in New Communication Technologies. She has experience in social media, worked with several media channels, and has also worked as a freelance photographer and a graphic artist for almost 10 years.

Articles by Marta Ribeiro

COPD: Fred’s Story

The Lung Institute has released films of testimonials of real lung disease patients. In this video, meet Fred. M, from Fond Du Lac, WI. Fred is a COPD patient. Read the latest updates on pulmonary hypertension: http://bit.ly/1K4oewk…

7 Medications to Treat Pulmonary Hypertension

According to the Mayo Clinic, discover which type of treatments or medications are available to help treat pulmonary hypertension.   1. Blood vessel dilators (vasodilators) Pulmonary hypertension is a disease which narrows the blood vessels, so using blood vessel dilators as a treatment will help…

What is Pulmonary Rehabilitation?

In this video from DeKalb Medical North Decatur, discover more about pulmonary rehabilitation and how these exercises are “designed to improve the quality of life for patients with chronic lung disease.” Learn more about pulmonary hypertension: http://bit.ly/1K4oewk…

#phaware: What’s CTEPH?

Are you #phaware? March is Blood Clot Awareness Month. CTEPH is the only type of PH that is potentially curable. 1 in 25 people who have had a pulmonary embolism (PE) could develop CTEPH. A VQ scan is a critical tool in the diagnosis of CTEPH. Engage for a cure.

Last Week’s Hot Topic on Pulmonary Hypertension

Last week’s hot topic on pulmonary hypertension was PAH in Lupus Patients Needs Close Monitoring and Earlier Treatment written by Magdalena Kegel. This article is about how patients with systemic lupus erythematosus who develop pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) have a poorer prognosis, according…

Differential Diagnosis of CTEPH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQnQxSoPkC8 In this video from Experts On CTEPH, Dr. Raymond L. Benza, MD, of Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, talks about the differential diagnosis of CTEPH. He defines the diseases, explains the symptoms and details how the diagnosis should be made. Learn more about…

Pulmonary Hypertension and Rare Disease Day

This video from rarediseaseday, shared on their Youtube channel in 2012, will help you to discover more about rare diseases – how many people are affected around the world, how many diseases are considered rare, and how you wouldn’t realize that many people…