pulmonary hypertension

February 16, 2016February 18, 2016

New Referrals for PH Patients in UK Increases by 21 Percent in Five Years

According to a national audit in the United Kingdom published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), the number of new referrals for pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients increased ... Read more

February 9, 2016May 13, 2016

PHA Asks People to Support 80-Year-Old ‘Pacing Parson’ as He Walks to Fight Pulmonary Hypertension

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Former U.S. Marine and “Pacing Parson” Don Stevenson is fighting pulmonary hypertension (PH) with awareness and fundraising as he completes a 1,000 mile walk, but he needs support from the public ... Read more

January 5, 2016January 6, 2016

LARIAT Clinical Trial Opens to Pulmonary Hypertension Patients with ILD

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Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Irving, Texas, recently announced that it has enrolled the first patient with pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD) in ... Read more

December 8, 2015December 8, 2015

PAH Therapy with Preservative-free Trevyent Shows Promise in Easing Pain

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SteadyMed Ltd., a pharmaceutical company focused on developing drugs for the treatment of orphan and high value diseases, has announced positive data from an animal study assessing the clinical effects of its Trevyent® (preservative-free ... Read more

December 8, 2015December 8, 2015

COPD Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension at Risk of Complications in FB

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A recent study of an endoscopic technique called flexible bronchoscopy (FB) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pulmonary hypertension (PH) has found these patients have an elevated risk of lower blood-oxygen levels than COPD ... Read more

December 2, 2015December 2, 2015

COPD, Pulmonary Hypertension May Be Best Assessed by Chest Scan

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Chest computed tomography could be a simple and useful method for diagnostic evaluation of COPD and pulmonary hypertension, according to a new study, “Computed tomography measurement of pulmonary artery for diagnosis ... Read more

November 17, 2015November 16, 2015

New App, phaware365, Raising Awareness of Pulmonary Hypertension

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The recently founded non-profit organization phaware global association has announced the launch of its new mobile app, phaware365, designed to take pulmonary hypertension (PH) awareness global, social, and high-tech. The tool’s creation ... Read more

November 10, 2015November 10, 2015

Novel PAH Drug to Be Tested in Clinical Trial

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Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to bringing to market novel products for the treatment of orphan diseases, recently announced that it has completed a license agreement with Nippon ... Read more

November 2, 2015November 5, 2015

Mallinckrodt’s INOmax Granted Approved In Japan and Australia For Pulmonary Hypertension In Conjunction With Heart Surgery

News, Pulmonary Hypertension

Biopharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt plc., recently announced that INOmax® (nitric oxide) for inhalation has been approved in Japan for pulmonary hypertension associated with heart surgery. INOmax is a vasodilator that improves ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) ... Read more

September 22, 2015November 5, 2015

Mosaic Pattern of Lung Attenuation on Chest CT Scans Detected in Some Pulmonary Hypertension Patients

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A new study identified a mosaic pattern of lung attenuation on chest CT scans detected in some Pulmonary Hypertension patients, particularly those patients with CTEPH. The study, entitled “Mosaic Pattern of ... Read more