The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) has shared the results of its recent National Call-In Day, reporting that the event was a major success thanks to the participation of the pulmonary hypertension community. The National Call-In Day took place on April 16th as part of an initiative to encourage PH advocates to call Congressional members and…
The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) has awarded 12 community activists with the 2015 Tom Lantos Innovation in Community Service Award. The awardees, who will receive $5,000 each, are heading projects that are committed to raising awareness about pulmonary hypertension (PH). The Tom Lantos Innovation in Community Service Awards were created…
The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) recently announced in a press release that it will take the lead in a global effort to educate the general public about pulmonary hypertension on May 5, marked as World Pulmonary Hypertension Day. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a rare, debilitating, life-threatening condition characterized by an increase of blood…
The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) has granted the PHA-accredited Center of Comprehensive Care (CCC) designation to the Pulmonary Hypertension Center at Rhode Island Hospital, making it one of the first centers of its type to receive the status in the country. The accreditation is given to centers for their excellency in…
Ascendis Pharma A/S, a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on creating drug candidates by improving existing drugs, recently announced results from its Phase 1 single ascending dose trial of TransCon Treprostinil, which produced a dose-dependent increase in plasma treprostinil levels. However, results from the study showed that the tolerability of treprostinil…
Findings from a recent study published in the Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia determined that a multidisciplinary approach is key to the successful management of pregnant patients with Pulmonary Hypertension (PH). According to the study, secondary PH results in higher morbidity and mortality, and in particular the…
Researchers at the University of Glasgow and Glasgow Caledonian University in the United Kingdom published in the journal Cardiovascular Research findings revealing that that a specific receptor of the hormone estrogen is involved in the development of pulmonary hypertension. The findings may offer new insights into why…
A new study led by researchers at Chengdu Women’s and Children’s Central Hospital in China revealed that angiotensin II interferes with the expression of collagen and specific proteins important in pulmonary hypertension pathology, suggesting a potential new therapeutic target. The study was published in the journal Genetics and…
Results from a recent study published in the journal Respirology showed that an early decline in 6-minute walk test (6MWT) distance predicts deterioration of disease condition in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The findings could provide new insights into effectively diagnosing and treating the disease using…
The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) is initiating a new social network, called myPHA, which was designed particularly for patients who suffer from pulmonary hypertension (PH). The resource was created to resemble a one-stop-shop virtual home, in which patients can interact with each other, as well…
Recent work in preclinical models suggests that signaling via the pro-angiogenic and pro-inflammatory cytokine, CXCL12 (SDF-1), plays an important pathogenic role in pulmonary hypertension (PH). Now a research team found that elevated concentrations of circulating CXCL12α predicts poorer survival in patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) and…
Irving, Texas-based Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has been granted orphan drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) treatment. The FDA’s Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD) awarded the designation to bardoxolone methyl due to its novel…
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