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November 15, 2019November 16, 2019

Rare Disease Film Festival Highlights Patient and Researcher Unity

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Rare disease-themed videos glowed on a large screen before an audience of people in wheelchairs, with crutches, and bearing oxygen tanks this Nov. 9 and 10 in San Francisco. ... Read more

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019

INOpulse Improves Physical Activity in PH-PF Patients, Early Trial Results Show

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The vasodilator INOpulse increased physical activity and helped maintain higher levels of exercise in people with pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with pulmonary fibrosis (PH-PF), preliminary results from a Phase ... Read more

November 11, 2019November 13, 2019

Infants with PPHN More Likely to be Readmitted to Hospital Within First Year, Study Reports

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Infants with mild or severe forms of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn, who were discharged from hospital, were significantly more likely to be readmitted or die within their ... Read more

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019

Iconovo and CrystecPharma Collaborate to Develop Innovative Dry Powder Inhaler Products

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Iconovo has signed a Letter of Understanding with CrystecPharma to collaborate on the design and development of new dry powder inhaler (DPI) products to be used for precise drug ... Read more

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019

Prerequisite Response Achieved in 83% of Patients After Levosimendan Infusion in HELP Trial

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Fifteen out of 18 patients (83%) enrolled in the Phase 2 HELP study testing levosimendan achieved the predefined response required in the open-label phase of the study, Tenax Therapeutics announced. The investigational therapy ... Read more

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019

Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month Highlights Disease Risks and Symptoms

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November is Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month, and this year, the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) is highlighting risk factors and symptoms associated with the disease. PHA’s social media campaign, titled “PHaces ... Read more

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019

Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Safe, Effective in PH Patients with Emphysema, Study Suggests

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Having pulmonary hypertension (PH) does not affect the benefits of lung volume reduction surgery for people with emphysema, who experience improved lung function and better quality of life, a new study ... Read more

October 28, 2019October 28, 2019

INOpulse Helping PH-ILD Patients Achieve and Maintain Higher Activity Levels, Trial Data Show

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INOpulse can improve physical activity in people with pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD) and helps them to maintain a higher level of activity, data presented at the ... Read more

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019

Rodatristat Ethyl May Reduce Serotonin Production and Affect Vascular Remodeling in PAH Patients, Study Suggests

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Oral treatment with rodatristat ethyl is safe and reduced the levels of serotonin — a hormone whose high levels may promote the tightening of pulmonary artery muscle cells — ... Read more

October 23, 2019October 23, 2019

Opsumit-Adcirca Combo Improves Blood Flow and Physical Capacity in People New to PAH, Trial Data Show

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A combination of Opsumit (macitentan) plus Adcirca (tadalafil) lowered pulmonary vascular resistance — a measure showing how well blood flows through vessels — by 47% in people newly diagnosed with pulmonary arterial ... Read more

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