Pulmonary Hypertension

methacholine challenge test :: Article Creator AF Changes Recruiting Waiver Policy Military.Com The U.S. Air Force has issued policy changes with respect to waivers concerning eczema, asthma and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Select candidates having mild forms of eczema will be processed for a waiver. Candidates who do not meet the current standard for ADHD will be processed for a waiver if they have demonstrated at least 15 months of performance stability off medication immediately preceding enlistment or enrollment and they continue to meet remaining criteria in Defense Department Instruction 6130.03. The Air Force will use the Methacholine Challenge Test to evaluate those candidates with an uncertain history of asthma. The waiver process changes are effective immediately. For more Air Force news, visit the Military.Com Air Force section. For more on joining the military, visit Military.Com's Joining the Military...

pulmonary hypertension in lungs :: Article Creator European Commission Approves Winrevair To Treat PAH In Adults Winrevair (sotatercept-csrk), Merck's injection therapy for adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), has been approved in the European Union, as well as in Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. The approval from the European Commission specifically covers Winrevair when used in combination with other PAH therapies to improve exercise capacity in PAH patients with World Health Organization (WHO) functional class 2 or 3. The decision follows a positive opinion recently issued by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use, an arm of the European Medicines Agency, which recommended the use of Winrevair for this indication. Winrevair was also recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for PAH. "We are proud to bring this innovative treatment to more patients and remain committed to further inves...

symptoms of very high blood pressure :: Article Creator Everything You Need To Know About High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) You may be more likely to have high blood pressure due to your genetics, age, and whether you have certain health conditions. Treatment may include medication and lifestyle changes. Your blood pressure measurement takes into account the amount of blood passing through your blood vessels and the amount of resistance the blood meets while the heart is pumping. High blood pressure, or hypertension, occurs when the force of blood pushing through your vessels is consistently too high. In this article, we'll cover the basics of hypertension, including its symptoms, causes, how it's treated, and more. Narrow arteries create more resistance for blood flow out of the heart. The narrower your arteries, the more resistance there is, and the higher your blood pressure will be. Over the long term, the increased ...

white coat hypertension :: Article Creator AHA Publishes Scientific Statement On Renal Denervation For Hypertension The American Heart Association has issued a scientific statement for the use of renal denervation in treating patients with hypertension, as published in Hypertension. The US Food and Drug Administration approved the Medtronic Simplicity Spyral System and the Recor Medical Paradise System in November 2023 as adjunctive treatment in patients with hypertension who do not have adequately control blood pressure (BP) with lifestyle changes and antihypertensive medications. Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of renal nerve denervation (RDN) with a sham-controlled arm and an outcome of ambulatory systolic BP (SBP) have been conducted in a number of patient subgroups with hypertension since 2010. RDN has been evaluated in multiple RCTs in drug-naive patients or previously treated patients, and most of the trials have shown that RDN is eff...

high bp level :: Article Creator 90% Of People With High Blood Pressure May Need More Treatment, Study Finds Recent research from the University of Gothenburg highlights a concerning issue: many people with high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, may not be receiving adequate treatment. Hypertension is a leading cause of illness and premature death worldwide, making it a critical public health issue. In Sweden alone, more than a quarter of all adults suffer from this condition, which significantly increases the risk of serious health problems such as heart attacks and strokes. Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, yet the optimal blood pressure levels for preventing heart attacks and strokes in certain groups of patients remain unclear. Several studies conducted by the University of Gothenburg aimed to clarify this by examining the relationship between different blood pressure levels and the risk of thes...