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In this video, we can listen to Roman Zamanihan, MD, talking about the use of proteomic and genomic platforms to phenotype pulmonary hypertension (PH) in an International Symposium by the Stanford University Vera Moulton Wall Center for pulmonary vascular disease. Keep updated on all the latest PH news http://bit.ly/20LXxHN…

Last week’s hot topic on Pulmonary Hypertension was an article titled 3 PH Centers Newly Accredited by PHCC for High Level of Patient Care, written by Carolina Henriques. This article refers to the three centers that recently received Pulmonary Hypertension Care Center (PHCC) accreditation,…

Did you ever felt lost among all the pills? Lauren gives a lot of useful tips on how to organize your medications. Learn more about pulmonary hypertension: http://bit.ly/20LXxHN Note: Pulmonary Hypertension News is strictly a news and information website about the disease. It does not provide medical…

https://vimeo.com/31788946 Listen to the testimonial of Raja Shaheen, a pulmonary hypertension (PH) patient. Unfortunately, Raja passed away last year but we can hear about her experience in this video from Caring Voice Coalition. Learn more about PH and keep up to date on all the latest news here: http://bit.ly/20LXxHN…

In a new retrospective study, researchers show that a procedure called “palliative Senning” improves arterial oxygenation and quality of life in children with congenital heart diseases and severe pulmonary hypertension (PH). The research paper, entitled “Palliative Senning in the Treatment of Congenital Heart Disease with Severe Pulmonary Hypertension,”…

Dr. Vallerie McLaughlin talks about the role of the prostacyclin pathway in pulmonary hypertension (PH). Dr. McLaughlin is a specialist in Cardiology and Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center and was involved in GRIPHON, a large study of pulmonary hypertension that led to the approval of…

In a study entitled “Trends in Hospitalization for Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension,” researchers performed a retrospective study where they analyzed data concerning hospitalizations of children with pulmonary hypertension. The study was published in the journal Pediatrics. Read all about this here: http://bit.ly/1RlRzuH Learn more and keep updated on PH…

A team led by researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center published in the journal Circulation: Heart Failure that patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) can benefit from exercise training. The study is entitled “Efficacy and Safety of Exercise Training in Chronic Pulmonary Hypertension: A Systematic Review and…

Meet Dr. Patty George. She’s a member of Team Phenomenal Hope and a pulmonologist at UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center). In this video, she discusses the benefits of safe exercise for those with pulmonary hypertension and how important this is to pulmonary rehabilitation. Pulmonary hypertension patients who have…

Meet Jessica. She’s 32-years-old and probably one of the biggest fans of Broncos football team – aside from her father, Eric Del Toro. Originally from Denver – where the Broncos are from – Eric and his family, had to move from Denver to Modesto, California, for his daughter’s health.

Although advances in pharmacotherapies for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) have been realized, a percentage of PAH patients still do not respond well to medication. Researchers believe that specific patient segments could benefit from other therapy options like atrial septostomy, a Potts shunt or pulmonary artery denervation. The proposed therapies are…

Last week’s hot topic on pulmonary hypertension was PAH Oral Prostacyclin Analog Drugs, Like Treprostinil, Are Improving But Have Way to Go, written by Magdalena Kegel. This article is about how prostacyclin analogs drugs have substantially…