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January 28, 2019February 1, 2019

AIT’s Portable NO Generator Will Be Made Available in U.S., China Next Year

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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. ... Read more

January 25, 2019January 29, 2019

High Cardiac Troponin Levels Linked to Poor Outcomes in PH, Study Shows

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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 ... Read more

January 24, 2019January 31, 2019

Gender and Right Ventricular Function Predict Prognosis in Group 3 PH, Study Shows

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Male patients with group 3 pulmonary hypertension (PH) have worse right ventricular (RV) function compared with female patients, according to a study. Impaired RV function also was found to ... Read more

January 22, 2019January 24, 2019

Patient’s Lawsuit Put Emphasis on ‘Urgency’ in Deciding Organ Transplants in US

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Waiting for a lung transplant in the intensive care unit at a New York hospital in November 2017, a 21-year-old pulmonary hypertension patient named Miriam Holman sued the U.S. ... Read more

January 18, 2019January 28, 2019

PH Linked to Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Resolves Over Time in Many Preemies, Study Reports

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Pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) resolves over time in nearly two-thirds of premature babies, a study shows. However, the findings also revealed that being male, steroid ... Read more

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019

Team PHenomenal Hope Accepting Applications for Research Grants

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With the goal of enhancing the lives of pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients, including through better medical care, the nonprofit Team PHenomenal Hope (Team PH) is accepting applications for early-career ... Read more

January 4, 2019January 21, 2019

Chinese PH Patients Form Beijing-based Advocacy Group

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Pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients in China, the world’s most populous nation, finally have their own advocacy organization. The iSEEK Pulmonary Hypertension Hope Center, whose website is available only in ... Read more

January 2, 2019January 15, 2019

Delayed Diagnosis, More Comorbidities Affect Elderly PH Patients’ Prognosis, Study Suggests

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Older patients diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension (PH) present a specific clinical profile and have a worse prognosis, a study shows. Given this, a patient’s age should be taken into ... Read more

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018

Analytics 4 Life, Actelion Testing Non-invasive Diagnostic Tool CorVista for PH

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Analytics 4 Life and Actelion Pharmaceuticals have announced a collaboration agreement to test CorVista as a potential cardiac imaging technology for the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension (PH). CorVista is ... Read more

PH News

AIT’s Portable NO Generator Will Be Made Available in U.S., China Next Year

High Cardiac Troponin Levels Linked to Poor Outcomes in PH, Study Shows

Gender and Right Ventricular Function Predict Prognosis in Group 3 PH, Study Shows

Patient’s Lawsuit Put Emphasis on ‘Urgency’ in Deciding Organ Transplants in US

PH Linked to Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Resolves Over Time in Many Preemies, Study Reports

Team PHenomenal Hope Accepting Applications for Research Grants

Chinese PH Patients Form Beijing-based Advocacy Group

Top 10 Pulmonary Hypertension Stories of 2018

Delayed Diagnosis, More Comorbidities Affect Elderly PH Patients’ Prognosis, Study Suggests

Analytics 4 Life, Actelion Testing Non-invasive Diagnostic Tool CorVista for PH

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