“Prevalence of mental disorders and impact on quality of life in patients with pulmonary arteriaI hypertension”, Frontiers in Psychiatry

Three patient representatives (Ralf Schmiedel, Pisana Ferrari, Hans-Dieter Kulla) contributed to the study and article. The first two are patients having undergone lung transplant, Mr Kulla is the President of ph e.v., German PH association. The other authors are Karen M. Olsson, Tanja Meltendorf, Manuel J Richter, Jan Fuge, Jan Christopher Kamp, Da-Hee Park, Henning […]

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“Sotatercept for the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension”, New England Journal of Medicine

Marc Humbert, M.D., Ph.D.,  Vallerie McLaughlin, M.D.,  J. Simon R. Gibbs, M.D.,  Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, M.D.,  Marius M. Hoeper, M.D.,  Ioana R. Preston, M.D.,  Rogerio Souza, M.D., Ph.D.,  Aaron Waxman, M.D., Ph.D.,  Pilar Escribano Subias, M.D., Ph.D.,  Jeremy Feldman, M.D.,  Gisela Meyer, M.D.,  David Montani, M.D., Ph.D.,  et al.,  “Sotatercept for the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial

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“PH Human”, a JanssenWithMe platform provides support resources for people with pulmonary arterial hypertension and features a number of real-life experiences from patients

PH Human, part of the JanssenWithMe digital platform, was created in partnership with the pulmonary hypertension patient community and is dedicated to supporting people with the condition. It has a particular focus on pulmonary arterial hypertension (Group 1 WHO classification of pulmonary hypertension). It helps share real-life experiences from people living with pulmonary arterial hypertension

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Tips for every day life with pulmonary hypertension by AIPI, Italian pulmonary hypertension association

This booklet developed by by AIPI, Italian pulmonary hypertension association, contains pratical advice and tips for day-to-day life with pulmonary arterial hypertension. It stresses the importance of being organised and reserving one’s energies on what really matters. The condition has an impact on many aspects of life and relationships, so it is important to involve

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Rosie’s “Breathtaking Story”, submitted by the Belgian French association HTAP Belgique

Rosie Matthysen was a pulmonary hypertension patient and a patient advocate. She was the founder of HTAP Belgique, the Belgian francophone pulmonary hypertension association, one of the founding members of PHA Europe. In this touching video poste on the PHA EUROPE YouTube channel Rosie tells her story and tells us about her life with pulmonary

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“Epoprostenol and pulmonary arterial hypertension: 20 years of clinical experience”, European Respiratory Review

A very interesting article about epoprostenol, the first ever therapy to be approved for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. The development of epoprostenol followed on from the discovery of endogenous prostacyclins in the vasculature by Sir Salvator Moncada et al. in the 1970s. Shortly after this, epoprostenol was synthesised and shown to have anti-platelet activity

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“Understanding the impact of pulmonary arterial hypertension on patients’ and carers’ lives”, a large-scale international survey on the impact of the disease on patients’ and carers’ lives”, European Respiratory Review

A large-scale international survey carried out in 2011 investigated four key areas affected by pulmonary arterial hypertension: physical and practical, emotional, social, and information needs and provided new insights into patients’ and carers’ experiences of living with the disease. Citation “Understanding the impact of pulmonary arterial hypertension on patients’ and carers’ lives”, Loïc Guillevin, Iain

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Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Patient Charter 2020

The pulmonary arterial hypertension “Patient Charter” is based on the 2015 European Society of Cardiology/European Respiratory Society (ESC/ERS) guidelines, which are used internationally, and was developed from the outputs of a meeting held in Berlin, Germany, in March 2019. The meeting participants included patients, patient advocacy group representatives and healthcare professionals from the pulmonary arterial

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“Physicians’ and patients’ expectations of therapies for pulmonary arterial hypertension: where do they meet?”, European Respiratory Review, December 1, 2014

An article titled “Physicians’ and patients’ expectations of therapies for pulmonary arterial hypertension: where do they meet?”, published in the European Respiratory Review, the authors say that improved care in pulmonary arterial hypertension has led to increased longevity for patients, with a paralleled evolution in the nature of their needs. There is more focus on

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