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Maximum oxygen uptake measured during cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) independently predicted long-term survival outcomes in people with pulmonary hypertension caused by left heart disease (PH-LHD), a study reported. Further studies with a larger number of these patients are needed to confirm the findings, the researchers noted. The study, “…

The European Commission is expected to propose a new governing framework for health data next month, called the European Health Data Space (EHDS), with the aim of connecting national health systems to facilitate secure and efficient transfer of data across systems in different European nations. The move is expected to…

Treatment with DehydraTECH-CBD, Lexaria Bioscience’s investigational cannabis-derived treatment for pulmonary hypertension (PH), led to reduced pulmonary artery pressure in healthy volunteers who were exposed to low oxygen levels — especially among male participants — in conditions that mimicked PH. This was according to data from the now-completed HYPER-H21-3…

Combining measures of symptom severity, physical function, and heart health can help predict survival outcomes in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), according to a new study. The study, “Prognostic value of improvement endpoints in pulmonary arterial hypertension trials: A COMPERA analysis,” was published in The Journal of Heart and…

A receptor protein at the surface of lung vascular progenitor cells regulates the cells’ growth and maturation into smooth muscle cells, contributing to the vascular remodeling that characterizes pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a study shows. Suppressing this protein — called platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFR-alpha) — prevents these progenitor…

The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) has updated its State Report Card to make it more digitally friendly and added telehealth to its categories of rare disease policy issues in a nod to its increased use during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. NORD’s report card project began seven…

Breathing problems are more common in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction who also have pulmonary hypertension (PH) than in those who do not have PH, a study reported. Patients with PH also had poorer lung function and long-term survival than those without PH. However, while spirometry…

Tyvaso DPI, an investigational dry powder formulation of the vasodilator treprostinil, was equally safe and effective, and more convenient than the approved Tyvaso (inhaled treprostinil) nebulizer for people with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), final results of the BREEZE study show. These findings may facilitate Tyvaso DPI’s use earlier in…

A first patient in the U.S. has been dosed in a Phase 2b trial testing Respira Therapeutics‘ inhaled medicine-device combination product, called RT234, as a therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The trial (NCT04266197), dubbed VIPAH-PRN, for Vardenafil Inhaled for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension – PRN, will test…

A four-week self-help intervention program — based on principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), a type of talk therapy — significantly reduced anxiety and depression among people with pulmonary hypertension (PH), according to data from a small U.K. pilot study. “We developed a self-help intervention for anxiety in PH, which…

The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) is accepting nominations for its Outstanding Member Awards, which recognize individuals who show dedication to the pulmonary hypertension (PH) community. People with PH, their caregivers, friends, and doctors are invited to nominate “outstanding” PHA members for their “volunteer efforts in patient/caregiver support, advocacy,…

People with pulmonary arterial hypertension of unknown cause, or idiopathic disease, who are older, male, or of low socioeconomic status are at higher risk of death, according to a study from Korea. Researchers also found an overall survival rate of more than 50% among newly diagnosed patients. The study,…