Lay summary of the 2022 ESC/ERS clinical guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension now available in 11 languages!

“Diagnosing and treating pulmonary hypertension – understanding the professional guidelines” is an easy to understand summary of the joint European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) clinical guidelines for pulmonary hypertension (PH). It was published on the European Lung Foundation (ELF) website on 02/11/2022. It is for people with pulmonary hypertension, or […]

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Currently enrolling: HYPERION Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate Sotatercept on top of background pulmonary arterial hypertension therapy in newly diagnosed intermediate-and high-risk patients

This is a phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate sotatercept when added to background pulmonary arterial hypertension therapy in newly diagnosed intermediate- or high risk pulmonary arterial hypertension participants. The estimated enrolment is participants is 662 and the estimated completion date is August 31, 2028. The sponsor is Acceleron Pharma, Inc., a wholly-owned

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“Phase 3 Trial of Sotatercept for Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension”, New England Journal of Medicine, April 20, 2023

A recent article titled “Phase 3 Trial of Sotatercept for Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension”, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, reports on the results of a multicenter, double-blind, phase 3 trial in which adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension (functional class II or III) who were receiving stable background therapy were randomly assigned

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Effects of an inhaled soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) stimulator MK-5475 in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), in Respiratory Medicine, January 2023

This Phase 1 study evaluated efficacy/safety of inhaled single-dose MK-5475, an investigational, small-molecule stimulator of soluble guanylate cyclase designed for inhaled delivery via a dry-powder inhaler device, in participants with pulmonary arterial hypertension. The findings reveal that treatment with inhaled single-dose MK-5475 reduced pulmonary vascular resistance and increased pulmonary blood volume. Compared to the placebo, MK-5475 was

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“Medications for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension: a systematic review and network meta-analysis”, European Respiratory Review

The authors of the study titled “Medications for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension: a systematic review and network meta-analysis” conducted a search on MEDLINE, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Clinicaltrials.gov, from inception to December 2021, which yielded 5.006 records, of which the full texts of 222 records were reviewed and 53 randomised

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The 2022 “Clinical Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension” by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Respiratory Society (ERS)

The work of two years of the Task Force in charge of the new European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) joint Clinical Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension has finally come to an end. The new guidelines were officially presented yesterday at the ESC Annual Congress in Barcelona

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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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“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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