In a world where vasodilators rule the landscape of treatments for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), scientific research groups and pharmaceutical companies around the world are working to develop targeted therapeutics that focus on specific cellular pathways that are associated with dysfunction in PAH patients. Within the realm…
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a rare, life-threatening disease that affects the pulmonary arteries, the lungs and the heart. In severe cases, pulmonary hypertension can cause the total blockage of the pulmonary arteries and right heart failure, when the right ventricle loses its capacity to pump blood…
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a disease that causes high blood pressure in the lungs due to narrowing in the pulmonary arteries. It is a rare but life-threatening condition that causes thickening and narrowing of these vessels, which are responsible for transporting the blood from the heart to the lungs, forcing…
1. Associated Conditions in PH Found To Affect Prognosis 2. Experimental PAH Therapy to Be Tested in New Clinical Trial 3. AHS/ATA Develop New Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Guidelines…
November is Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month and the PH Association is playing a major role in raising awareness of the disease. Learn more about PH Association: http://bit.ly/1SNPENL…
“This is an uplifting story of brave Emma and her mother Beth, both battling an incurable lung disease in their own way. Watch and help raise awareness for this serious disease.” Learn more about PH: http://bit.ly/1K4oewk…
The California Chapter of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association will host its Second Annual Long Beach O2 breathe Walk in Long Beach, California, on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 9 a.m. PT at El Dorado Regional Park. The event, dubbed the O2 breathe Walk, is a fundraising…
“The Roberta Baines Wheeler Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Day is a free day of Awareness, Empowerment, and Hope. The goal is to increase participation in Pulmonary Hypertension support groups.” Learn more about Pulmonary Hypertension: http://bit.ly/1K4oewk Visit the website, if you want to know more about the 3rd Annual…
Zach is a 7-year old little boy who has been though a lot. He was born with Down syndrome, but has also been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder; nystagmus, an eye condition where the eyes are constantly moving; sensory processing disorder; sleep apnea; and more recently with Pulmonary Hypertension,…
The latest comic book in a peer-reviewed series on pulmonary hypertension(PH) has been launched by Medikis, with the collaboration of the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. The comic book, entitled Medikidz Explains Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, aims to increase knowledge about the life-threatening disease among younger…
Meredith knows all too well about Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. It took her mother’s life when she was 12 and reappeared in her own life when she was diagnosed at 34. She is a stay-at-home mom of two boys – ages three and one. Being told she had a disease…
Read the Articles Here: 1. Pulmonary Hypertension Symptoms 2. Reata’s Bardoxolone Methyl as PAH Therapy Shows Promise in Initial Phase 2 Data2. 3. INOmax Approved In Australia And Japan For Treating Pulmonary Hypertension…
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