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

Picture of Health: About Pulmonary Hypertension

Pulmonary hypertension is a rare type of high blood pressure that affects fewer than 200,000 US patients per year. Many people who suffer from the disease are undiagnosed because the symptoms are similar to more common diseases, such as the flu. On this month’s episode of Picture of…

Experienced Yoga Sequence for Pulmonary Hypertension

Watch this video from 2014 to learn this Experienced Yoga Sequence. This is an advanced exercise for Pulmonary Hypertension patients, so if you don’t feel ready to try this experienced level, please try this Chair Yoga For Pulmonary Hypertension Patients first. Learn more about pulmonary hypertension and…

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

“In this video we discuss the pathophysiology of pulmonary arterial hypertension, along with how the soluble Guanylate Cyclase activator Riociguat is useful in treating it.” Watch the videos below to see the full explanation, as well as part 2, 3 and 4 of this series of 4 videos.

Last Week’s Hot Topic on Pulmonary Hypertension

Last week’s hot topic on pulmonary hypertension was Men with SSc-associated PAH Seen to Both Develop and Advance in Disease More Quickly Than Women written by Patricia Inacio. This article focused on a large study investigating the impact of gender in systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary arterial…

Pulmonary Hypertension: Gentle Yoga Therapy for Your Lungs

  Watch the video to learn how specific yoga movements can help the constriction in the chest and lungs and help you breathe better. Learn more about pulmonary hypertension and exercise: http://bit.ly/1NFv1S9   Note: Pulmonary Hypertension News is strictly a news and information website about the disease. It does not provide medical…