Last Week’s Hot Topic on Pulmonary Hypertension

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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 improved pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) treatment, but the use of these drugs is hampered by the difficulties and risks of treating patients with continuous intravenous infusions. A new overview highlighted the development of oral prostacyclins, focusing on the drug treprostinil (Orenitram).

 

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Marta Ribeiro Marta graduated from Universidade Fernando Pessoa in Porto with a degree in Communication Sciences and a Masters degree in New Communication Technologies. She has experience in social media, worked with several media channels, and has also worked as a freelance photographer and a graphic artist for almost 10 years.

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adverse effects, clinical trials, hot topic, oral prostacyclin therapy, Orenitram, Pulmonary hypertension (PHT), Selexipag, treatment

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