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‘Team PHenomenal Hope’ Accepting Applications for 2020 Research Award

Seeking to further advance research into treatments for pulmonary hypertension (PH), the nonprofit Team PHenomenal Hope is now accepting submissions for its research award program. Called the PHenomenal Impact Fund for Global PH Research, the program supports investigations in basic or translational science, clinical research, and clinical…

New Pulmonary Wellness Foundation Offers Free Online Rehab Programs

New York cardiopulmonary physical therapist Noah Greenspan has launched the Pulmonary Wellness Foundation (PWF), a nonprofit group that provides free online information on a range of prevalent, rare and ultra-rare pulmonary diseases for those who can’t afford to pay for it. PWF specifically targets patients with pulmonary fibrosis,…

PH-HFpEF Patients Show Initial Response to Levosimendan in HELP Trial, Data Show

Preliminary data from the Phase 2 HELP study testing levosimendan as a potential treatment for pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (PH-HFpEF) showed that 86% of those analyzed responded to the therapy, with less pressure evident on heart’s left atrium. The ongoing trial’s predefined response criterion — the…