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New Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Study Shows ECG Abnormalities Evolve As Disease Progresses

Adriano Tonelli and colleagues at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio have found a number of electrocardiography (ECG) variables that evolve between diagnosis and death in individuals with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) that warrant further investigation.  Currently, the medical community does not recommend an ECG for PAH diagnosis. Fifty…

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, CTEPH Treatment Adempas Gets European Commission Approval

Among the fives types of PH, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) is recognized as a serious unmet medical need in terms of viable treatments, due to the progressive and life-threatening characteristics of the disease.  PAH patients experience symptoms where blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries is significantly heightened due to vasoconstriction, frequently…