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September 4, 2020September 10, 2020

Sleep Apnea Leads to Low Oxygen, High Inflammatory Factors in CTEPH

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Adults with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) experience more breathing stoppages during sleep (apnea), lower blood oxygen, and higher levels of pro-inflammatory proteins in the blood than people with ... Read more

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020

Study: Robot-assisted Surgery Lowers Heart Strain, Improves Exercise Capacity in CTEPH Patients

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Robot-assisted pulmonary artery denervation (PADN) — a minimally invasive surgical procedure that destroys some of the nerves innervating the pulmonary artery to reduce blood pressure — can lower heart ... Read more

June 5, 2020September 8, 2020

Bayer Offering Grants Up to $1M to Advance PAH, CTEPH Research and Care

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Bayer has opened its second annual Pulmonary Hypertension Accelerated Bayer (PHAB) Awards, a grant funding program to support clinical research projects into pulmonary hypertension (PH), particularly those focused on pulmonary ... Read more

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020

Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty May Safely Treat Inoperable CTEPH

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Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is a safe and effective, minimally invasive treatment for people with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), according to a study from the U.K. The ... Read more

March 18, 2020March 19, 2020

Major Bleed Risk Higher With Warfarin Than Xarelto in CTEPH Patients, Study Finds

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Among people with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), certain anticoagulants may reduce the risk of serious bleeding more than others, a new study shows. The study, “Real-life data of ... Read more

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020

Actelion Pulls Requests for Opsumit to Treat Inoperable CTEPH to Gather More Data

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Actelion Pharmaceuticals has withdrawn all ongoing worldwide requests for expanded approval of Opsumit (macitentan), a pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) medicine, to treat adults with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension ... Read more

August 9, 2019August 9, 2019

Heart Transplant Program at UC San Diego Recognized for 1-year Survival Rate of 98.7%, Best in US

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The heart transplant program at the University of California San Diego Health has achieved the best one-year patient survival rate in the U.S., with surgeons working at the Cardiovascular ... Read more

August 2, 2019August 2, 2019

Analyzing Exhaled Breath in Differing Positions May Be ‘Simple and Safe’ Way of Monitoring CTEPH

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Analysis of gas exhaled in differing positions, like sitting or laying flat, could be a noninvasive and simple alternative to right heart catheterization in evaluating and managing people with chronic ... Read more

August 1, 2019August 2, 2019

Adempas May Improve Endothelial Cells’ Function in CTEPH, Study Suggests

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The vasodilator Adempas (riociguat) increases the ability of endothelial progenitor cells to halt vascular remodeling and enhance formation of new blood vessels in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), according to a new ... Read more

CTEPH News

Sleep Apnea Leads to Low Oxygen, High Inflammatory Factors in CTEPH

Study: Robot-assisted Surgery Lowers Heart Strain, Improves Exercise Capacity in CTEPH Patients

Bayer Offering Grants Up to $1M to Advance PAH, CTEPH Research and Care

Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty May Safely Treat Inoperable CTEPH

Major Bleed Risk Higher With Warfarin Than Xarelto in CTEPH Patients, Study Finds

Top 10 Pulmonary Hypertension Stories of 2019

Actelion Pulls Requests for Opsumit to Treat Inoperable CTEPH to Gather More Data

Heart Transplant Program at UC San Diego Recognized for 1-year Survival Rate of 98.7%, Best in US

Analyzing Exhaled Breath in Differing Positions May Be ‘Simple and Safe’ Way of Monitoring CTEPH

Adempas May Improve Endothelial Cells’ Function in CTEPH, Study Suggests

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