People with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) show an increased prevalence of sleep disordered breathing, a condition predicted by low cardiac index, according to the study “Usefulness of Low Cardiac Index to Predict Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension,” published in the American Journal…

Pulmonary hemodynamic response to exercise can predict the transplant-free survival chances of people with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), according to researchers at the University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland, studying the mean pulmonary arterial pressure to cardiac output (mPAP/CO) relationship during exercise in these patients. The research, titled “Pressure-flow during…

When Gabriele from Verona, Italy, was diagnosed with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (known as “CTEPH”), he was living a very active life. His doctors told him that surgery might restore his health. Today, he is able to play basketball again and even coaches a sports team for people with…

Researchers have developed a computer tomography pulmonary embolism residua index (CTPER-index) that may prove to be a useful tool for diagnosis and treatment decisions regarding chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and dyspnea. The research paper, “Computed tomography pulmonary embolism residua index (CTPER-index): a simple tool for pulmonary embolism residua description,” was…

In a new study, researchers determined that elevated serum bilirubin levels and a low 6-minute walk distance are predictors of poor prognosis in patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. The research — whose findings appear to offer important disease prognosis markers — is titled “Serum Bilirubin and 6-min Walk Distance as Prognostic Predictors…

A new survey sponsored by Bayer has revealed that many physicians report a lack of familiarity with a condition called chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). The 2015 Bayer PH Physician Survey was released on November 24 to help draw attention to CTEPH and the need for stepped-up education efforts to improve…

The Burbank, California-based non-profit phaware is a global association dedicated to creating awareness about pulmonary hypertension through engagement and technological innovation to discover and chart the course to a cure. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a rare, chronic lung disease that affects the functioning of the heart and can lead to fatal…

Patients suffering from chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) or recurrent CTEPH in Wales now have access to Bayer’s therapy Adempas (riociguat) — a soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) stimulator that works by relaxing blood vessels and increasing the supply of blood to the lungs, which helps reduce the workload of the heart. The All Wales Medicines…

October 13 is World Thrombosis Day, an event that increases global awareness and focuses attention on the often overlooked and misunderstood disease of thrombosis as an urgent and growing health problem. In recognition of World Thrombosis Day and the seriousness and prevalence of venous thromboembolism (VTE), the Montreal,…

According to an article entitled “Mosaic Pattern of Lung Attenuation on Chest CT in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension”  published in the journal Disease on September 7, 2015 and authored by Kamonpun Ussavarungsi et al., a mosaic lung attenuation pattern can be observed in the chest…

The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) is currently hosting the 2015 PH Professional Network (PHPN) Symposium, which began on Thursday, September 17 and will run until Saturday, September 19 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va. Invited to give an inspiring and insightful talk on her story as a PH patient is Pam Kehoe,…

Patients with pulmonary hypertension may be surprised to know that the disease can sometimes be accompanied by the complication known as thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Pulmonary embolisms are the root cause of CTEPH because a pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in the lungs) that fails to be degraded via thromboembolysis…