Pulmonary Hypertension

Better Risk Assessment Needed to Improve Clinical Care in PAH, Survey Says - Pulmonary Hypertension News Better Risk Assessment Needed to Improve Clinical Care in PAH, Survey Says - Pulmonary Hypertension News Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Women: New Approaches to Care - The Cardiology Advisor Outcomes of Cardiac Evaluations in Pediatric Status Asthmaticus - The Cardiology Advisor Cardiac Symptoms in Asthma Rarely Sign of Underlying Disease - Pulmonology Advisor Better Risk Assessment Needed to Improve Clinical Care in PAH, Survey Says - Pulmonary Hypertension News Posted: 31 Jul 2019 06:00 AM PDT While physicians worldwide are conducting multi-parametric risk assessments to evaluate pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), they are not doing so to the extent recommended by current guidelines, results from an international survey show. The survey found that PAH evaluations in clinical pra...

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Women: New Approaches to Care - The Cardiology Advisor Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Women: New Approaches to Care - The Cardiology Advisor Posted: 30 Jul 2019 05:00 AM PDT Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), characterized by elevated blood pressure in the pulmonary artery, is a rare condition that disproportionately affects women. Over the last decade, a greater awareness surrounding PAH has led to the development of international registries of patients with PAH and improved therapies. Renewed focus on the impact of PAH in women — along with evidence that links estrogen with the activity of PAH genetic factors — has led to updated, gender-based definitions regarding the classification, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of PAH. PAH Predominately Affects Women, But Women Have Superior Survival Rates Current classification systems group different types of pulmonary hypertension (PH) accord...

People with Mild PH Have Increased Risk of Death, Study Indicates - Pulmonary Hypertension News People with Mild PH Have Increased Risk of Death, Study Indicates - Pulmonary Hypertension News Posted: 07 Nov 2018 12:00 AM PST Patients with mild pulmonary hypertension (PH), with a mean pulmonary arterial pressure between 19 and 21 mmHg, are at significant risk of death, indicating a need for adjustment of the mPAP diagnostic value. The study, " Mild Pulmonary Hypertension Is Associated with Increased Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis ," was published in the  Journal of The American Heart Association . PH is a chronic lung condition defined by a mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) greater than 25 mmHg. However, several studies have reported a higher clinical risk of PH development and death in patients with a mean mPAP at or above 19 mmHg, which is considered borderline PH. Now, ...

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Women: New Approaches to Care - The Cardiology Advisor Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Women: New Approaches to Care - The Cardiology Advisor Posted: 30 Jul 2019 05:00 AM PDT Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), characterized by elevated blood pressure in the pulmonary artery, is a rare condition that disproportionately affects women. Over the last decade, a greater awareness surrounding PAH has led to the development of international registries of patients with PAH and improved therapies. Renewed focus on the impact of PAH in women — along with evidence that links estrogen with the activity of PAH genetic factors — has led to updated, gender-based definitions regarding the classification, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of PAH. PAH Predominately Affects Women, But Women Have Superior Survival Rates Current classification systems group different types of pulmonary hypertension (PH) accord...

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Women: New Approaches to Care - The Cardiology Advisor Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Women: New Approaches to Care - The Cardiology Advisor Posted: 30 Jul 2019 05:00 AM PDT Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), characterized by elevated blood pressure in the pulmonary artery, is a rare condition that disproportionately affects women. Over the last decade, a greater awareness surrounding PAH has led to the development of international registries of patients with PAH and improved therapies. Renewed focus on the impact of PAH in women — along with evidence that links estrogen with the activity of PAH genetic factors — has led to updated, gender-based definitions regarding the classification, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of PAH. PAH Predominately Affects Women, But Women Have Superior Survival Rates Current classification systems group different types of pulmonary hypertension (PH) accord...