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High Costs, Poor Survival in Scleroderma Patients with PAH Point to Need for Better Treatments, Study Argues

Scleroderma patients with newly diagnosed pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) have significantly higher healthcare costs than those without PAH, a Colorado study shows. The researchers said scleroderma patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) also face higher costs. Both lung conditions are associated with poorer scleroderma patient survival, demonstrating the  need for…

Testing for EIF2AK4 Mutations May Help Distinguish Between PAH and Other Severe PH Diseases, Study Says

Patients with mutations in the EIF2AK4 gene have worse outcomes than others with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), researchers report, suggesting that genetic tests be given these people — often diagnosed with PAH — to determine if they actually have pulmonary vena-occlusive disease (PVOD) or pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis (PCH) and can be treated…