Abstract 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 the impact of the disease on their day-to-day activities and quality of life, and a holistic approach is coming to the front of pulmonary arterial hypertension […]
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
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
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
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
