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

Pulmonary Hypertension and Rare Disease Day

In this video from Michelle Figueras, watch her talk about Rare Disease Day, and how she was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension, a life-threatening disease that has no cure. Learn more about pulmonary hypertension: http://bit.ly/1K4oewk Read more articles about Rare Disease Day: http://bit.ly/24UBkKD…

Tim Sweeney’s Lung Transplant Story

Meet Tim. In this video from 2011, by the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Tim shares his lung transplant story and about how, not too long after he had the procedure, he ran a marathon with his surgeon. Learn more about lung transplants and pulmonary…

Pulmonary Hypertension: Meet Team PHenomenal Hope

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e8Z2GgEZD8 In this video from 2013, by the PHAssociation, get to know the amazing Team PHenomenal Hope. They are a group of incredible women who take part in endurance cycling and have the purpose of raising awareness and funds for the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. Learn more about pulmonary…

Jessa Scott’s Pulmonary Hypertension Story

In this video from 2012, by the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, meet Jessa Scott. Jessa was born with a heart condition: she had a hole in her heart. This condition led to other health problems and eventually she developed pulmonary hypertension. Breathing was never an easy task,…

Last Week’s Hot Topic on Pulmonary Hypertension

Last week’s hot topic on pulmonary hypertension was Pulmonary Hypertension Patients Have Fewer Complications With Minimally Invasive Cardiac Procedure written by Patricia Inacio. This article focused on patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) who have a higher risk of complications when they undergo conventional cardiac surgery.

What is Pulmonary Hypertension?

In this video watch “Dr. Wayne Strauss of The Oregon Clinic – Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, talk about about his sub-specialty, pulmonary hypertension”. Learn more about pulmonary hypertension: http://bit.ly/1XjPFMa  …