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Uric acid might cause PAH
Other studies have shown a relationship between high levels of uric acid and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). This study looked at...
Robyn Kalda
Aug 18, 20251 min read
Non-oral therapies burden PAH patients
This study looked at the challenges and impacts of non-oral treatments for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), beyond those caused by...
Robyn Kalda
Aug 4, 20251 min read
Early dual treatment helps late-diagnosed PAH patients catch up
Early use of dual therapy helps newly-diagnosed pulmonary arterial hypertension patients do as well as patients six months past...
Robyn Kalda
Jul 21, 20251 min read
Good news: treatments have significantly increased five-year survival for CTEPH
Since the 1980s, treatment options for patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) have increased. This study...
Robyn Kalda
Jul 18, 20251 min read
Hymecromone clinical trial is cautiously positive
A very small (16 patients) phase 2a clinical trial for pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD) looked...
Robyn Kalda
Jul 7, 20251 min read
Meth-associated PAH care gaps: closing the divide
We know methamphetamine use is associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), but this population's care needs haven't been...
Robyn Kalda
Jun 23, 20251 min read
IV selexipag can be used as a bridging therapy
Pulmonary arterial hypertension patients who take selexipag normally take it orally (as a pill). Sometimes, though, this is temporarily...
PHA Canada
Jun 9, 20251 min read
Prostacyclin analogues for CTEPH?
This systemic review summarized the data from six studies that examined whether prostacyclin analogues are safe and useful when used to...
PHA Canada
May 26, 20251 min read
Some PAH patients on sotatercept can stop taking prostacyclin analogues
In a small study of 34 pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients taking triple therapy plus sotatercept, some were able to stop...
PHA Canada
May 12, 20251 min read
Poverty and isolation are associated with worse pulmonary hypertension outcomes
A 2024 study looked at the association between socioeconomic disadvantage and pulmonary hypertension. In one New York hospital system,...
PHA Canada
Apr 28, 20251 min read
Some PH patients with interstitial lung disease may benefit from oral PAH drugs
Medications for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are not approved for use in patients with pulmonary hypertension due to...
PHA Canada
Apr 14, 20251 min read
ZENITH results published: sotatercept is effective for high-risk PAH patients
The ZENITH study examined whether adding sotatercept to people's ongoing therapies reduced the risk of death, lung transplantation, or...
PHA Canada
Apr 8, 20251 min read
Main pulmonary artery diameter predicts risk in PAH patients
Researchers wanted to know whether an enlarged pulmonary artery could independently predict risk in pulmonary arterial hypertension (in...
PHA Canada
Mar 31, 20251 min read
Plain-language summary available for the TORREY seralutinib study
Seralutinib is a molecule that blocks inflammation, cell proliferation, and scarring responsible for pulmonary arterial hypertension. The...
PHA Canada
Mar 17, 20251 min read
PAH patients who skip treatment don't do as well as patients who adhere to their treatment plan
In a study of data from the Pulmonary Hypertension Association Registry in the US, researchers looked at who was more likely to skip...
PHA Canada
Mar 3, 20251 min read
Newly diagnosed PAH patients on triple therapy have fewer hospitalizations vs. double therapy
A study looked at about 3000 pulmonary arterial hypertension patients and found that people who added selexipag to double therapy (an...
PHA Canada
Feb 18, 20251 min read
HYPERION sotatercept study has positive results, stops early
The HYPERION study examined whether adding sotatercept to other therapies for recently diagnosed patients with pulmonary arterial...
PHA Canada
Feb 10, 20251 min read
Treprostinil benefits PAH patients with cardiovascular issues
Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) often also have cardiovascular issues such as diabetes or heart disease. A new...
PHA Canada
Feb 4, 20251 min read
Sotatercept safe and effective across cardiac index groups
Cardiac index (CI) assesses the output of someone's heart based on their size. It measures heart function relative to the person's size...
PHA Canada
Dec 18, 20241 min read
ZENITH study shows sotatercept is effective for PAH patients at high risk of mortality
The ZENITH study examined whether adding sotatercept to people's ongoing therapies reduced the risk of death, lung transplantation, or...
PHA Canada
Nov 26, 20241 min read
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