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July 18, 2018July 18, 2018

PAH Seen to Alter Gut Microbiota in Rat Study, and Resulting Imbalance May Affect Discourse Course

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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) affects the health of the gut’s microbial community, or microbiota, with an imbalance possibly being a factor in disease progression, a small study performed in a ... Read more

July 12, 2018July 16, 2018

Vivus’ Experimental PAH Therapy VI-0106 Shows Potential in Phase 1 Study

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Vivus Biopharmaceuticals’ investigative therapy VI-0106 for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) showed a favorable pharmacokinetic profile in healthy volunteers in a Phase 1 trial. Pharmacokinetics refers to how a medication is ... Read more

July 9, 2018July 12, 2018

Protein Involved in PAH Development a Potential Therapeutic Target, Study Suggests

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A certain protein found on white blood cells, which plays a role in causing pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), may be a potential new therapeutic target, a study in mice ... Read more

June 29, 2018July 6, 2018

Roivant Launches Altavant Sciences, a New Company Developing PAH Therapy RVT-1201

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Roivant recently announced the launch of two new business units, Roivant Pharma and Roivant Health, as well as the creation of Altavant Sciences, a company that will focus on developing new ... Read more

June 27, 2018June 27, 2018

PH Patient Registries Across Europe Should Be Combined for Better Data, Study Suggests

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Larger pulmonary hypertension (PH) registries are needed to advance knowledge about this disease and improve patient care, a new study emphasizes. The report outlines data from a Latvian PH ... Read more

June 21, 2018June 25, 2018

Apelin Improves Pulmonary and Cardiac Functions in PAH Patients, Clinical Trial Shows

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Apelin, a peptide naturally produced in the body, reduces resistance in the pulmonary vascular system (blood vessels) and improves cardiac function in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), results ... Read more

June 20, 2018June 27, 2018

PAH-Specific Therapies Benefit PAH Patients with Congenital Heart Disease, Review Study Shows

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Clinical trials testing pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) therapies show that PAH patients who also have congenital heart disease (CHD) can also benefit from these therapies, improving exercise capacity, blood ... Read more

June 18, 2018June 22, 2018

Cancer Marker NEDD9 Could Be a Therapeutic Target for PAH, Study Suggests

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A cancer marker called NEDD9 is a critical mediator of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and could be a therapeutic target, according to new research. The study, “NEDD9 targets COL3A1 ... Read more

June 15, 2018June 15, 2018

PAH Greatly Impairs Survival of Scleroderma Patients in First Years After PAH Diagnosis

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Scleroderma patients diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are at a high risk of PAH-related death, especially in the four years after the PAH diagnosis, a study shows. Also, being ... Read more

June 14, 2018June 14, 2018

Canada Expands Public Health Coverage for PAH Therapy Uptravi

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Five Canadian provinces, Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Newfoundland and Labrador, have approved public health insurance coverage for Uptravi (selexipag), a pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) therapy developed by Actelion. ... Read more

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