The French Pulmonary Hypertension Associations celebrates its 30th anniversary at its 6th Patient Congress on 13-15 November 2026

The French Pulmonary Hypertension Association HTaPFrance is holding its 6th Patient Congress, 13–15 November 2026 at Centre Valpré in Écully, France — coinciding with the association’s 30th anniversary. The congress is open to pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH patients, those awaiting or having received a transplant, along with their families, […]

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Patient advocate Natalia Maeva at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Presidential Summit, Warsaw 2026

Natalia Maeva, a patient advocate for pulmonary hypertension, attended the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Presidential Summit in Warsaw in June 2026, participating in sessions on early detection, air quality, tobacco control, climate change and lung health. Having had her own life transformed by access to specialised treatment and lung transplantation, she found the discussions on

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Ayotunde Omitogun, founder of the Cardiac Community in Nigeria, receives prestigious 2026 Rino Aldrighetti Leadership Award by the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) – June 18, 2026

The Rino Aldrighetti Leadership Award is the highest honor presented by the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA). The award honors people who have shown outstanding leadership, commitment, and worldwide influence in raising PH awareness, supporting patients, and pushing forward treatment options. Omitogun was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension in 2013 after a congenital heart defect, and over

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Join the “Global Pulmonary Hypertension Patient Hackathon” organised by the Global Allergy & Airways Patient Platform (GAAPP) and Latin Health Leaders (LDL) on June 10-11, 2026!

Within the framework of the PHA 2026 International Conference (June 11-14 in Dallas, Texas), the Global Allergy & Airways Patient Platform (GAAPP) and Latin Health Leaders (LDL) will convene the “Global Pulmonary Hypertension Patient Hackathon“, taking place on June 10 (full day) and June 11 (half day), with the strategic support of the Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute (PVRI) and the Pulmonary Hypertension

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René Baumgart Foundation Research Prize 2026 – two awards for groundbreaking pulmonary hypertension research

At the 66th Congress of the German Society for Pneumology in Munich, the €5,000 René Baumgart Foundation research prize was awarded to two outstanding researchers working in the field of pulmonary hypertension (full text in German available at this link) English AI translation and summary Dr. Fenja Knöpp (Justus Liebig University, Giessen) was recognised for

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The key role of patient associations highlighted during discussions at the 5th French Pulmonary Hypertension Network Meeting, “Respiratory Medicine and Research”, Volume 86, 2024

The 5th French Pulmonary Hypertension Network Meeting, convened in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, in 2023, served as a platform to examine current evidence and outstanding questions in pulmonary hypertension, particularly in the context of the recently published 2022 ESC/ERS Guidelines. The French Network is composed of some of France’s key experts in the field of pulmonary

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