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Non-invasive techniques to detect pulmonary hypertension in individuals who are at a high risk for developing the disease are in high demand to enable more patients to be diagnosed and treated in the early stages. As the gold standard, right heart catheterization has been the primary mode of detecting an increase…

Gilead Sciences announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Letairis® (ambrisentan) with tadalafil for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) to diminish disease progression risk and hospitalization and to improve the ability to exercise — a decision that directly follows recent study results indicating the…

In a recent study titled, “Initial Use of Ambrisentan plus Tadalafil in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension,” published in the New England Journal of Medicine, a global team of researchers demonstrated that treatment combining ambrisentan and tadalafil significantly improves the clinical condition of pulmonary arterial hypertension patients.

Promising, new data from a clinical trial of Bellerophon Therapeutics’ product candidate developed under the INOpulse® program targeting pulmonary hypertension was recently presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2015. The results could eventually lead to an approved therapy for Pulmonary Hypertension associated with COPD. Pulmonary hypertension is characterized by…

North Bergen, New Jersey locals Carlos Torres and Martha Gonzalez reported in a recent press release that they felt “extremely blessed” upon witnessing Pope Francis kiss their 9-year-old son, Daniel, during His Holiness’ New York City visit, believing that the Pope’s blessing may help Daniel fight…

A recent study from Japan has shown that dividing cells involved in causing idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) may be stopped with a new type of drug called a calcilytic. The research could led to new treatments for IPAH. The study, titled “Inhibition of Excessive Cell Proliferation…

An international group of scientists has comprehensively characterized the genetics of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). This new information could ultimately help clinicians treat the disease based on individual traits and genetic makeup. This is the most complete set of genetic data that has been collected about the disease to date.

Bellerophon Therapeutics recently announced that INOpulse, a type of nitric oxide that helps blood vessels expand, is effective in treating Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) based on middle-stage data from a Phase 2 trial. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA), which will help to…

Actelion Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company developing pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) therapies, recently announced the presentation of further data from its pivotal Phase III GRIPHON study testing investigational PAH treatment selexipag (Uptravi) during the 2015 European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress, which will take place in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The presentation is titled…

Brooklyn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the city’s leading consortium of martial arts schools across Bensonhurst, Cobble Hill, Clinton Hill, Dyker Heights and Gravesend, is showing its commitment to supporting charities by pledging funds raised all throughout last month to the Pulmonary Hypertension Association to help fund patient services and urgent research programs geared…

According to an article entitled “Mosaic Pattern of Lung Attenuation on Chest CT in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension”  published in the journal Disease on September 7, 2015 and authored by Kamonpun Ussavarungsi et al., a mosaic lung attenuation pattern can be observed in the chest…

In a recent collaborative research project published in the PLOS one journal entitled “Risk Factors of Pulmonary Hypertension in Brazilian Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia,” researchers suggest that patients suffering from sickle cell anemia (SCA) have higher risks for developing pulmonary hypertension (PH). Sickle-cell…