Archive – PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

2023 Italian pulmonary hypertension awareness campaign wins “Best Patient Advocacy Digital Campaign of the Year”!

The 2023 awareness campaign “Viaggio alla scoperta della PAH” (A trip to discover pulmonary arterial hypertension), has won the Life Sciences Excellence award for the “Best Patient Advocacy Digital Campaign of the Year”! A very important recognition for this collaborative effort by AIPI Italian Pulmonary Hypertension Association, AMIP Associazione Malati Ipertensione Polmonare, GILS – Gruppo Italiano per la […]

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New cartoon video about pulmonary hypertension by the Italian Pulmonary Hypertension Association AMIP OdV, January 2024

Vittorio Vivenzio, President of the Italian Pulmonary Hypertension Association AMIP ODV, has released a new educational video on the association’s social media platforms. The video offers an easily comprehensible and “light” approach to understanding the intricate mechanisms behind the condition and the challenges of obtaining a timely and accurate diagnosis. It underscores the significance of

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Newsletters involve a lot of effort – why limit all that work to our own local communities? Break down those borders and share the knowledge!

As dedicated volunteers for pulmonary hypertension associations, we know just how much work there is in putting together our newsletters. Beyond content creation, it involves research, writing, photo selection, layout design, printing, and distribution. Newsletters connect communities, providing updates on crucial developments. Our mission at PH-KSP is to break barriers, fostering the exchange of knowledge

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A brief guide to pulmonary arterial hypertension, in FAQ format, just released by AIPI, Italian Pulmonary Hypertension Association

AIPI, the Italian Pulmonary Hypertension Association, has just released a new booklet in Italian on pulmonary arterial hypertension, featuring a series of questions and answers, interwoven with images. Accompanying the booklet is a glossary of frequently used terms. The booklet aims to provide patients, family members and carers with concise and easy-to-understand information about pulmonary

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Team PHenomenal Hope launches a new pulmonary hypertension educational website, “Learn Live Breathe PH”, on Rare Disease Day, February 28, 2023

Nonprofit Team PHenomenal Hope launched its new educational website “Learn Live Breathe PH” on Rare Disease Day, February 28, 2023. Written by experts in the field the platform was created to help pulmonary hypertension patients navigate the complexities of living with this chronic illness and feel empowered by relevant, scientific information. The website provides guidance

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“La malattia nel racconto dei pazienti”, a collection of patient stories from AIPI, the Italian pulmonary hypertension association

This boklet published by AIPI, the Italian pulmonary hypertension association features a collection of patient testimonies. The aim of the book was to enable patients to understand how it is possible to experience the disease with the same intensity, but approaching it from different points of view. And also to enable them to think of

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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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Patient booklet on chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension by AIPI, Italian pulmonary patient association

In chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (Group 4 of the classification of the WHO, World Health Organisation) pulmonary hypertension is due to the mechanical obstruction of the pulmonary circulation by thrombi (blood clots) that have progressively accumulated. In this booklet by AIPI, Italian pulmonary patient association you will find information on: Download the AIPI booklet on

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Patient booklet on lung transplant by AIPI, Italian pulmonary hypertension association

The “Guide to Lung Transplant” by AIPI, Italian patient association provides practical advice on the different phases of the patient journey: the ‘before’, ‘during’ and ‘after’. The last part of the book collects some patient testimonies. Download the AIPI “Guide to lung transplantation” at this link

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