Pulmonary Hypertension

Oral Selexipag Safe, Effective in Children With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension - Pulmonology Advisor Oral Selexipag Safe, Effective in Children With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension - Pulmonology Advisor Posted: 27 May 2020 08:30 AM PDT With close monitoring, the use of oral add-on treatment with selexipag in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) was safe and well tolerated, according to the results of a prospective, observational study published in The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation .   Researchers from the European Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease Network (EPPVDN) conducted in consecutive children with PAH who were treated with oral selexipag at 3 tertiary pulmonary hypertension (PH) centers.  The researchers sought to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the oral prostacyclin receptor agonist selexipag, which has been approved for use in adult patients with PAH. The current analysis is the largest, explorator...

Renal Function Improves Mortality Risk Assessment in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension - Pulmonology Advisor Renal Function Improves Mortality Risk Assessment in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension - Pulmonology Advisor I Need to Be Understood, Not Fixed - Pulmonary Hypertension News Meditating on the Power of Words One Sleepless Night - Pulmonary Hypertension News Renal Function Improves Mortality Risk Assessment in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension - Pulmonology Advisor Posted: 26 May 2020 08:30 AM PDT In patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), renal function is important for determining mortality risk and improves stratification of risk, according to the results of a retrospective study published in The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation . Renal disease is a critical prognostic marker across many cardiovascular disease states and is prevalent in up to 36% to 47% of patients with PAH. However, despite th...

Eurordis Urges Expansion of Newborn Screening Initiatives Across... - Pulmonary Hypertension News Eurordis Urges Expansion of Newborn Screening Initiatives Across... - Pulmonary Hypertension News Posted: 25 May 2020 05:00 AM PDT European authorities must step up efforts to screen babies for a multitude of genetic disorders, a panel of experts suggested during a May 14-15 online medical conference. The session was part of the 10th European Conference on Rare Diseases & Orphan Products (ECRD2020) — which was to have occurred in Stockholm, but instead took place online via Zoom. Rare disease patient advocates discuss the benefits of newborn screening at a recent conference. (Photos by Larry Luxner) "We're interested in this topic because our community feels poorly served by newborn screening," said Nick Meade, policy director at Genetic Alliance UK , a national charity representing more than 230 ...

Eurordis Urges Expansion of Newborn Screening Initiatives Across... - Pulmonary Hypertension News Eurordis Urges Expansion of Newborn Screening Initiatives Across... - Pulmonary Hypertension News Considering Therapy Based on PH and PAH Subpopulations - AJMC.com Managed Markets Network Nicotine Inhaled Often, as with E-cigarette Use, Linked to PH in Mice - Pulmonary Hypertension News Eurordis Urges Expansion of Newborn Screening Initiatives Across... - Pulmonary Hypertension News Posted: 25 May 2020 05:00 AM PDT European authorities must step up efforts to screen babies for a multitude of genetic disorders, a panel of experts suggested during a May 14-15 online medical conference. The session was part of the 10th European Conference on Rare Diseases & Orphan Products (ECRD2020) — which was to have occurred in Stockholm, but instead took place online via Zoom. Rare disease patient advoca...

Eurordis Urges Expansion of Newborn Screening Initiatives Across... - Pulmonary Hypertension News Eurordis Urges Expansion of Newborn Screening Initiatives Across... - Pulmonary Hypertension News Posted: 25 May 2020 05:00 AM PDT European authorities must step up efforts to screen babies for a multitude of genetic disorders, a panel of experts suggested during a May 14-15 online medical conference. The session was part of the 10th European Conference on Rare Diseases & Orphan Products (ECRD2020) — which was to have occurred in Stockholm, but instead took place online via Zoom. Rare disease patient advocates discuss the benefits of newborn screening at a recent conference. (Photos by Larry Luxner) "We're interested in this topic because our community feels poorly served by newborn screening," said Nick Meade, policy director at Genetic Alliance UK , a national charity representing more than 230 ...