Looking at the racial and ethnic breakdown of patients with PAH and patients who take part in clinical trials, the authors conclude that the goal of equitable representation has not yet been reached. The article includes a useful table of potential barriers to inclusive clinical trials and potential solutions. Read the Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension article

Air pollution is known to be bad for heart and lung diseases, but this study looked at whether it affected pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in particular. They followed a cohort of patients for about three years and found that not only does exposure to high levels of air pollution increase the risk of death or lung transplantation for PAH patients, it made their pulmonary hypertension worse. People who lived in highly polluted areas were more likely to be categorized as...

A small study of patients with stable pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) were randomly assigned to either no exercise program or an exercise program using kettlebells three days per week for 8 weeks. The kettlebell group had improved functional capacity, quality of life, and physical activity level, and reduced fatigue, dyspnea, anxiety and depression. Read the Respiratory Medicine article