Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a chronic lung disease where the blood pressure in the lungs is dangerously elevated. This leads to the right side of the heart having to work much harder to pump oxygenated blood back into the lungs and can lead to heart failure. In many cases of…
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Pulmonary Embolism: Joanne’s Story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRkrFK0iMhE Joanne Giacalone, a 22 year old nurse, collapsed suddenly on the job at was rushed to North Shore-LIJ’s Long Island Jewish Hospital. Arriving at the ICU in an advanced state of cardiac distress, she was quickly diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism — a clot that travels through the heart…
Pulmonary hypertension is a chronic and progressive condition that can make physical activity increasingly difficult. Patients with the condition have high pressure in the blood vessels of the lungs or the pulmonary arteries. Left untreated, pulmonary hypertension (PH) can have serious complications, such as heart failure.
A total of approximately 5.8 new cases per one million inhabitants was found to be the most accurate value for the worldwide incidence of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), according to a review study. That incidence value — the rate of occurrence of new cases of a disease — ranged…
Several proteins involved in vascular remodeling, metabolism, and oxidative stress are not properly regulated in endothelial cells from patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), a study found. The study, “Protein network analyses of pulmonary endothelial cells in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension,” was published in the journal…
In this video from PH Austria, Maleen Fischer talks about life with the chronic lung disease, pulmonary hypertension and what she hopes for the future. Find out about the five main groups of pulmonary hypertension. Despite having PH, Maleen has a very positive attitude. She tries to…
Read the articles here: 1. Novel PAH Drug Relieves Pain Linked to Remodulin Treatment 2. Therapy Options Exist for PAH Patients Unresponsive to Medications 3. CTEPH Found To Be Underdiagnosed; Survey Reveals Need for Greater Physician Awareness …
Specialized care for those with Pulmonary Hypertension continues to improve across America, with an increasing number of physicians and clinics that are designed to give those with PH the therapy and guidance needed to increase quality of life while living with the disease. Most recently, Kentuckiana Pulmonary Associates of Louisville…
Larger pulmonary hypertension (PH) registries are needed to advance knowledge about this disease and improve patient care, a new study emphasizes. The report outlines data from a Latvian PH registry and compares it with registries across Europe — and recommends combining registries. With internet access now common and worldwide, patient…
A single-dose of Ventavis (inhaled iloprost) is safe and effective in treating pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with greatest efficacy seen in patients with severe PH, a study by researchers in China reports. The study “Hemodynamic and gas exchange effects of…
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an incurable and life-threatening disease characterized by high blood pressure in the lung arteries. The severe medical condition is diagnosed when the blood vessels responsible for transporting blood from the heart to the lungs become narrowed and obstructed, causing the heart to work harder to properly pump the blood. As…
Results released Monday, May 5th from Canada’s Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) Patient and Caregiver Survey revealed that those in Canada diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension (PH) are experiencing serious financial, social, and physical burdens as a result of being diagnosed with disease. Chief among the difficulties experienced among the PH…