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May 3, 2019May 3, 2019

PALS Uplifts the Spirits of Rare-Disease Patients by Offering Free Flights

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Cumbersome security procedures, rising airfares, and shrinking legroom have made commercial air travel difficult enough these days — even for healthy passengers. Imagine how much harder it is for ... Read more

May 3, 2019May 17, 2019

Beraprost Therapy May Improve Lung and Heart Function in PH Patients, Study Says

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Oral beraprost, in combination with standard therapy, may help decrease pulmonary arterial pressure, and improve heart function and exercise capacity in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH), a study says. The ... Read more

May 1, 2019May 15, 2019

Low-dose Whole Body Irradiation May Reverse the Development of PH, Mouse Study Suggests

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Low-dose radiation given to two mouse models of pulmonary hypertension depleted disease-causing cells, preventing and reversing the development of the condition, researchers report. Their study, “Low dose 100 cGy irradiation as ... Read more

April 26, 2019April 26, 2019

Oxygenation Improves Sooner with iNO Therapy in PH Newborns, Registry Study Finds

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Upon treatment with inhaled nitric oxide, oxygenation improved faster in preterm, near-term, and term newborns with hypoxic respiratory failure and pulmonary hypertension (PH), a Japanese study shows. The registry-based ... Read more

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019

Survival Rates for Lung Disease-associated PH Similar to Poor Survival in IPH, Study Suggests

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Despite having better heart function and less severe disease, patients with a lung disease underlying their pulmonary hypertension (PH) have survival rates that are as poor as those with ... Read more

April 15, 2019April 15, 2019

PH Patients in UK Experience Diagnosis Delay, Heavy Disease Burden, Survey Says

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Patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) living in the U.K. experience delayed diagnosis, which has important implications for their financial and emotional status, according to a survey conducted by the ... Read more

April 12, 2019April 12, 2019

Mallinckrodt’s INOmax Approved in Australia for Adults with Perioperative PH and Heart Surgery

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The health regulatory agency for Australia has approved Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals‘ INOmax (nitric oxide) gas for inhalation as a treatment for adult patients with perioperative pulmonary hypertension (PH) in combination with cardiovascular (heart) ... Read more

April 8, 2019April 18, 2019

Vasodilator Combo Can Treat PH-associated POEMS Syndrome, Report Says

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Combined therapy with Revatio (sildenafil) and Opsumit (macitentan) was effective in a patient diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with a rare blood disorder called polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and ... Read more

April 5, 2019April 5, 2019

LRP1 Protein Levels Linked to Blood Vessel Remodeling in PH, Study Suggests

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Increased levels of a protein called LRP1 may lead to blood vessel remodeling in pulmonary hypertension (PH) by causing changes in pulmonary artery cells that favor their proliferation, a ... Read more

March 29, 2019March 29, 2019

Certain Patients with Sarcoidosis-associated PH May Benefit from PH-specific Treatment, Real-world Study Suggests

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Patients with sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension (SAPH) can improve their levels of a key biomarker after receiving specific treatment for PH, which suggests that PH-specific treatment may benefit this patient ... Read more

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