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July 3, 2019July 3, 2019

Revatio Infusions Add No Benefit to Inhaled NO for Newborns With PPHN, Trial Shows

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Into the vein (intravenous) injections of Revatio (sildenafil) have no added benefit over inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) used alone in treating newborns with persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN), a Phase ... Read more

May 9, 2019May 9, 2019

Mallinckrodt’s INOmax Improves Oxygenation of Newborns with PH, Interim Study Analysis Shows

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INOmax (nitric oxide) gas improved the oxygenation of premature, term, and near-term newborns with pulmonary hypertension (PH) and associated hypoxic respiratory failure, according to data from a interim analysis of ... Read more

September 10, 2018September 12, 2018

Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy Doubles Risk of Persistent PH in Newborns, Study Suggests

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Use of antidepressants during pregnancy doubles the risk for persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn (PPHN), a systematic review of several studies suggests. Out of the antidepressants analyzed, researchers ... Read more

July 20, 2018July 20, 2018

7 Blood Biomarkers Seen to Predict PH and Worse Outcomes in Babies Born with Rare Defect in Diaphragm

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Blood biomarkers may help to predict poor outcomes in babies born with a rare congenital defect of the diaphragm that often leads to pulmonary hypertension (PH). The seven biomarkers, identified by ... Read more

July 13, 2018July 19, 2018

Adempas Safely Treats BPD and PH in Newborns Without Affecting Bone Growth, Rat Study Reports

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Adempas (riociguat), an approved therapy for adults with pulmonary hypertension (PH), may hold promise for treating newborns with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and PH, results of an animal study show. ... Read more

February 5, 2018February 5, 2018

AIT Acquires Nitric Oxide Delivery System to Treat Newborns with PH

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AIT Therapeutics has acquired a global, exclusive license from NitricGen for a new nitric oxide (NO) delivery system that may benefit newborns with pulmonary hypertension (PH). Under terms of the deal for the ... Read more

January 18, 2017January 18, 2017

Babies with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia 3x More Likely to Develop PH, Study Says

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Pulmonary hypertension is a common outcome of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in premature infants, with one in every or five pre-term babies with BPD going on to develop PH, a ... Read more

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