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August 20, 2019August 20, 2019

Nebraska’s Neena Nizar Seeks Cure for Jansen’s, One of World’s Rarest Diseases

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Imagine living your whole life with a painful disease so rare that only 25 others worldwide have what you have. And that you’re one of just six such people ... Read more

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019

Riociguat Not Recommended for Patients with PH Associated with IIP

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Riociguat increases the risk of death and serious adverse events in people with pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP), and should not be prescribed to those patients, final ... Read more

August 15, 2019

Red Blood Cell Volume May Be Marker of COPD Patients at Risk of PH, Study Suggests

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A rise in the volume of red blood cells may help to identify people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who are at risk of also developing pulmonary hypertension, a ... Read more

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019

Increased Respiratory Capacity Found in Platelets of Group 2 PH Patients

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Patients with group 2 pulmonary hypertension — those with PH due to left heart disease — show increased platelet respiration, which is associated with worse right ventricular function, according to ... Read more

August 12, 2019August 12, 2019

Pulmonary Hypertension Patient 1,000th to Receive Lung Transplant at UW Medicine

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A pulmonary hypertension (PH) patient has become the 1,000th recipient of a lung transplant at the University of Washington (UW) Medicine, the hospital recently announced. UW Medicine, the only ... 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 8, 2019August 9, 2019

Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Reduces PH in Newborn Mice, Study Finds

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Blocking the protein interleukin-1 (IL-1) protects against pulmonary hypertension (PH) induced by complications from bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) caused by high levels of oxygen, a new study in newborn mice ... Read more

August 7, 2019August 7, 2019

Phase 2a Trial of Rodatristat Ethyl, Potential Oral PAH Therapy, Begins Dosing

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A Phase 2a trial testing the potential oral treatment rodatristat ethyl in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has begun dosing, its developer announced. Rodatristat ethyl (or RVT-1201), the ... Read more

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019

Trial Testing INOpulse for PH-ILD Completes Enrollment of Second Patient Group

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Bellerophon reached its enrollment goal for the second group of patients in its ongoing Phase 2/3 trial evaluating different doses of INOpulse therapy for pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung ... Read more

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019

Oxygen Manifesto, Part 3: Tips and Tricks From Respiratory Experts

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Note: This is the third article in a series written in collaboration with respiratory therapist Mark W. Mangus Sr., RRT, RPFT, FAARC, and oxygen expert Ryan Diesem. This segment ... Read more

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