An updated guideline with new recommendations for the treatment of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) was released by the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST). The free guide, titled “Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Adults 2018: Update of the CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report…
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Scores of events are afoot worldwide to mark Feb. 28, Rare Disease Day 2019. The activities aim to raise awareness about rare diseases and the millions of people — estimates run as high as 350 million — they are thought to impact. Across countries, patients, caregivers and advocates will paint faces, wear…
An implantable wireless system may help guide the transition from medication administered intravenously — Remodulin (treprostinil) — to one taken orally — Uptravi (selexipag) — in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), according to a small study. The study, “Use of an implantable wireless pulmonary pressure monitor during…
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries announced the launch of a generic version of Adcirca (tadalafil) under the brand name ALYQ for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in the United States. PAH is characterized by the narrowing of blood vessels (vasoconstriction) in the lungs, which leads to high blood…
Plans to create and license diagnostic tools to help transplant surgeons rapidly and accurately assess the health of a lung before it is transplanted are the basis of two research and development agreements between SQI Diagnostics and Toronto’s University Health Network (UHN), in Canada. There is a significant gap between the…
The American Thoracic Society (ATS) has published new recommendations for home oxygen therapy to treat chronic hypoxemia (low oxygen levels in the blood) in children with chronic lung or pulmonary vascular diseases, including pulmonary hypertension (PH). The guidelines were published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical…
Preclinical and early clinical data showing the safety and potential therapeutic activity of rodatristat ethyl support its progression into Phase 2 trials in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The most recent findings on Altavant Sciences’ lead therapy candidate were presented at the recent 13th Annual World…
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is associated with poorer neurodevelopmental outcome and impaired growth in the first two years of life for preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a study shows. The study, “Developmental outcomes of preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia-associated pulmonary hypertension at 18-24 months of corrected age,” was published…
Eligible pulmonary hypertension patients could gain access to financial assistance in paying for PH therapies approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under a newly opened copay assistance program set up by The Assistance Fund (TAF). TAF is an independent charitable organization based in Florida. Started in 2009 for patients and…
United Therapeutics has now acquired worldwide rights over ralinepag, a potential oral medication under Phase 2 and 3 clinical testing for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), the company announced in a press release…
A ventilator-compatible nitric oxide generator and delivery system, called AirNOvent, for patients with pulmonary hypertension and related conditions, will be made available by Circassia Pharmaceuticals to hospitals in the U.S. and China next year. This is made possible through a $32.5 million commercial license agreement signed with AIT…
High levels of cardiac troponin in the blood of pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients are associated with a poorer prognosis, according to a study. The meta-analysis study, “Serum Cardiac Troponin Elevation Predicts Mortality in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension: A Meta‐Analysis of 8 Cohort Studies,” was published in The…
