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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…

The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) is currently hosting the 2015 PH Professional Network (PHPN) Symposium, which began on Thursday, September 17 and will run until Saturday, September 19 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va. Invited to give an inspiring and insightful talk on her story as a PH patient is Pam Kehoe,…

Reata Pharmaceuticals has announced that it will present Phase 2 results from a trial of its investigational therapy bardoxolone methyl in treating pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The study’s findings will be presented October 27, 2015 at the 2015 American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) annual meeting in Montreal, Canada in a…

Cytori Therapeutics recently published a report of 12-month data from the Scleradec-I clinical trial studying hand dysfunction in people with scleroderma. Findings from the 12 patient trial, which was led by Dr. Brigitte Granel and Dr. Guy Magalon of the Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille in France, is titled “Autologous…

Launching today, the Burbank, California-based phaware global association (phaware) is a new non-profit organization and website founded by a group of pulmonary hypertension (PH) awareness advocates. The main purpose of phaware is to reach the general public, news media, and potential donors in order to…

Sunshine Heart, Inc., an early-stage medical device company focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing the C-Pulse System for treatment of Class III and ambulatory Class IV heart failure, has announced the start of a research collaboration with Dr. Mark Slaughter and the University of Louisville to explore the technology’s potential benefits for…

A recent review, entitled “Medical treatment update on pulmonary arterial hypertension,” presents the latest research for three new drugs that have been approved by the US FDA to treat PAH. The review, which is published in Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease, highlights the mechanisms of action for the…

Research scientists at Bayer HealthCare AG in Germany are optimizing a new chemical inhibitor for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) treatment. The team of medicinal chemists generated a library of compounds centered around inhibiting human neutrophil elastase (HNE), a key driver of inflammation in PAH. After generating molecules that successfully inhibited…

It was once thought among doctors that patients with pulmonary hypertension, many of whom can’t even walk a short distance without being short of breath, shouldn’t exercise.  Pulmonary hypertension is a disease that leads to high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs. When this occurs, the right side of the…