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Even Moderate Exercise Can Reduce Hypertension in African-Americans, NIH Study Finds

A recent National Institutes of Health (NIH) study shows that moderate to vigorous exercise can help reduce hypertension in African-Americans. The observational study, “Physical Activity and Incident Hypertension in African Americans,” was conducted with participants enrolled in the Jackson Heart Study, a large, community-based analysis of cardiovascular disease in…

MRI Can Help with PAH Evaluation and Treatment, Study Finds

Researchers have shown that assessing vasculature structures by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can retrieve important information and has predictive potential for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients. In combination with clinical data, MRI can increase the accuracy of determining PAH severity and outcomes, and improve decisions regarding therapies. The finding, from researchers…

Patch That Will Deliver Pulmonary Hypertension Treatment Trevyent Is Effective, Study Shows

The patch that delivers SteadyMed’s pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) treatment Trevyent (treprostinil) to patients is effective, safe and tolerable, according to a company study. Treprostinil is a vasodilatory prostacyclin analogue, or synthetic version of prostacyclin, a substance that helps prevent arteries from constricting and blood platelets from clumping together. Prostacyclin is deficient in…

US Pulmonary Hypertension Association Joining Global Awareness Campaign

The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) is joining Periwinkle Hearts Around the World, an 80-organization international campaign to raise awareness of pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients’ need for better access to care. Stiffness in the lung’s arteries and veins causes the high lung blood pressure that characterizes PH. Patients experience shortness of…

Study Identifies New Gene Mutations Associated with Heritable PAH

A Japanese study of nine families members who have heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension (HPAH) found different mutations in the same gene, called BMPR2, four of which had been identified before and four newly identified. Researchers also found a new mutation in another gene, KCNK3, that caused HPAH in another family. The researchers believe…

Respira, United to Jointly Develop, License Inhaled RT234 For PH Pending FDA Approval

Two U.S. companies, Respira Therapeutics and United Therapeutics, will jointly develop and license RT234 and its dry-powder inhaler drug delivery technology AOS-DPI to treat pulmonary hypertension (PH) in the United States. Under the agreement, United, based in Silver Spring, Md., will finance the development of RT234 towards its approval by the U.S. Food and Drug…

Pulmonary Hypertension Patients Like Implanted Remodulin Delivery System

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients have given high marks to a new implanted,  programmable intravenous (IV) system that delivered Remodulin (treprostinil) to them with few complications, according to a clinical trial. The study, “Treprostinil Administered to Treat Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Using a Fully Implantable Programmable Intravascular Delivery System…