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AIT Therapeutics Secures $8M to Further its Nitric Oxide Delivery System for Respiratory Conditions

AIT Therapeutics has obtained a funding agreement that will raise $8 million through private investment in public equity (PIPE) financing to further development of its nitric oxide-based treatments for persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn, bronchiolitis, and nontuberculous mycobacteria. Nitric oxide (NO) is a strong vasodilator that opens blood vessels, and is…

Revatio Reduces Symptoms of PPHTN, Allowing Safe Liver Transplant, Case Report Shows

Treatment with Revatio (sildenafil) successfully reduced symptoms of portopulmonary hypertension (PPHTN), allowing patients to undergo liver transplant safely, a case report study shows. The case report study, “Sildenafil Monotherapy to Treat Portopulmonary Hypertension Before Liver Transplant,” was published in the journal Transplantation Proceedings. Pulmonary hypertension (PH)…

Results Support Therapeutic Intra-vascular Ultrasound (TIVUS) for PAH

New data support the safety and effectiveness of TIVUS (therapeutic intra-vascular ultrasound) for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) on a stable treatment regimen. The data were recently presented at the annual meeting of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EuroPCR), in Paris. In PAH, small arteries inside…

Owlstone, Actelion Team Up to Develop Breath-based Test for Diagnosing PH

Owlstone Medical has established a strategic collaboration with Actelion Pharmaceuticals to develop and validate a breath-based diagnostic test for different types of pulmonary hypertension (PH). Actelion Pharmaceuticals will solely fund this discovery and development program. The test will be based on Owlstone’s non-invasive method called Breath Biopsy, in…

Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty Reduces Sleep Apnea in Patients with CTEPH, Study Shows

Balloon pulmonary angioplasty reduces sleep apnea in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) patients, according to a study. The observed improvements further correlated with a better mean pulmonary arterial pressure. The results from the study, “Balloon pulmonary angioplasty attenuates sleep apnea in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension,” was…