When people talk about pulmonary hypertension (PH), they’re talking about a condition where high blood pressure in the lungs leads to the narrowing of the blood vessels to the heart, causing the right side of the heart to work much harder to pump oxygenated blood back into the lungs. This can then lead…
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Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), or Group 4 PH, is a rare, underdiagnosed condition caused by blood clots obstructing the pulmonary arteries. This restriction of blood flow increases lung blood pressure, forcing the heart to work harder, which can lead to right-sided heart failure.
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Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
“In this video, from the Texas Heart Institute, meet Deborah Meyers, MD, and her patient Trasetta Terry, a retired pharmacist who tells us about her experience with thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.” Keep up to date on all the latest PH news here: https://bit.ly/20LXxHN…
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a rare form of pulmonary hypertension (PH), a disease associated with abnormally high pressure in the blood vessels of the lungs, caused by the formation of blood clots. CTEPH also can be referred to as group 4 PH, the World Health Organization classification that…
New research is shedding light on the progression of CTEPH. A novel study on chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), entitled “Comprehensive analysis of inflammatory markers in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension patients” published in the European Respiratory Journal by Dr. Diana Zabini, part…
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) has been identified as one of the major causes of acute pulmonary hypertension (PH). This condition is characterized by a progressively dangerous accumulation of blood clots within pulmonary vasculature, which leads to PH and can eventually cause right-sided heart failure. It…
The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) is planning a series of events for November, Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month, including a daylong focus on chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), a form of pulmonary hypertension (PH) that results from blood clots in the lungs. Events planned for CTEPH Awareness Day, Nov. 15, include promoting information about the two…
People with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) are more likely to have a depressive temperament, finds a Japanese study, “Depressive Status in Patients With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension” that appeared in the Circulation Journal. CTEPH is a progressive disease characterized by increasing pulmonary vascular resistance. Although the underlying…
https://vimeo.com/184579437 In this video from Elsevier Pharma Solutions, Professor Marc Humbert discusses the diagnostic processes for pulmonary hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH)—which is a curable form of the disease. RELATED: A study find international diagnosis and management of CTEPH is inadequate. Prof. Hubert explains that CTEPH is…
In this video from PHA Canada, meet Dr. Sanjay Mehta. Dr. Mehta is a CTEPH-treating doctor and in this clip shared in 2014, he discusses some important information on CTEPH and pulmonary hypertension. Read the latest updates on pulmonary hypertension: https://bit.ly/1K4oewk…
A team of researchers has published their results assessing left atrial volume in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) patients before and after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE), a surgical procedure that removes organized, clotted blood from the pulmonary arteries. When the body cannot reabsorb a pulmonary embolism (PE), clots…
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CTEPH: What You Need to Know
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2YLo6U1uFU Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a rare lung disease that refers to an increase in blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries. Unfortunately, there is still no known cure available to end PH, but research has been evolving and doctors and scientists have been discovering some new ways to approach this…
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Pulmonary Hypertension Study Finds Increased Levels of Protein, CXCL13, in Patient Tissues and Blood
German researchers evaluating a possible new biomarker for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) found that the molecule, known as chemokine CXC ligand 13 (CXCL13), was higher in the blood serum and lung tissue of people with PAH — suggesting a pathogenic role but one short of serving as a disease marker. The report,…