Update on the global Phase IIb EPIMODE trial evaluating drug candidate CS1 in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), Modular Finance, October 8, 2026

EPIMODE is a global, randomized and placebo-controlled Phase IIb trial designed to evaluate efficacy, safety and tolerability, determine the optimal dose for further development, and provide additional insight into CS1’s potential disease-modifying effects in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). CS1 is being developed by Cereno Scientific as an oral, once-daily, potentially disease-modifying treatment for […]

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Zydus Lifesciences and MSN Laboratories partner to Launch First Generic of Adempas (riociguat) in the U.S.A., PR Newswire, October 5, 2026

Zydus Lifesciences and MSN Laboratories have launched the first generic version of Adempas (riociguat) in the United States. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved it as equivalent to the original. Riociguat is used to treat adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension and with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension that is inoperable or persists

Zydus Lifesciences and MSN Laboratories partner to Launch First Generic of Adempas (riociguat) in the U.S.A., PR Newswire, October 5, 2026 Read Post »

October 10 2026 is the Council of Europe’s “European Day for Organ Donation and Transplantation”, the host country this year is Cyprus

October 10, is the European Day for Organ Donation and Transplantation. Created in 1996 by the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM), Council of Europe. It’s aim is to raise public awareness of the need for organ, tissue and cell donation, promote voluntary and unpaid donation, and honour donors and healthcare

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What’s new on the Pulmonary Hypertension Knowledge Sharing Platform – September 2026

September was a busy month in the pulmonary hypertension world, with the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Respiratory Society Congresses (ERS) bringing a wave of new research. The most important news is the update of the ERS Clinical Practice Guidelines for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), presented in Barcelona. AfPH Vice

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Reporting from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) Annual Congresses 2026, Louise Bouman, Vice President of the Alliance for Pulmonary Hypertension

Louise Bouman, Vice President of the Alliance for Pulmonary Hypertension and Chair of the Dutch pulmonary hypertension foundation, attended both the European Society of Cardiology and the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Annual Congresses 2026 taking place respectively in Munich, Germany (August 28-30), and Barcelona, Spain (September 5-9). Based on the sessions she followed, she has

Reporting from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) Annual Congresses 2026, Louise Bouman, Vice President of the Alliance for Pulmonary Hypertension Read Post »

Announcing five new “PEP Talks, part of our ongoing “Patient Empowering Patients” educational video series, September 28, 2026

We are thrilled to release five brand-new “Patients Empowering Patients” talks — five women, three countries (Italy, Turkey, the US), and five very different stories, all united by the same resilience and positive outlook that defines this community. From Aygün Mengelli Tomur’s lung transplant journey “From Waiting to Breathing: A New Beginning,” to Deger Kesimogluğlu’s

Announcing five new “PEP Talks, part of our ongoing “Patient Empowering Patients” educational video series, September 28, 2026 Read Post »

Patients and Advocates Call on US Congress to Pass Life-Changing Oxygen Reform Before End of Year

Patients, caregivers and advocates across the US are calling for passage of the SOAR Act (Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform Act), a bipartisan bill aimed at improving access to supplemental oxygen for over 1.5 million Americans with serious lung and heart conditions — including portable, high-flow liquid oxygen, which is often unreliable, delayed, or simply unavailable under current

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US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates Winrevair (sotatercept) label based on new trial data supporting earlier use in pulmonary arterial hypertension

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an update to the US label for WINREVAIR (sotatercept-csrk), Merck’s activin signaling inhibitor for pulmonary arterial hypertension, to include efficacy and safety data from the Phase 3 HYPERION trial. The trial specifically evaluated adults newly diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension — within 12 months of screening,

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates Winrevair (sotatercept) label based on new trial data supporting earlier use in pulmonary arterial hypertension Read Post »

Join our prestigious panel of speakers on September 28 at 6 pm CEST to gain expert insights on how the new advances in science and AI can improve pulmonary arterial hypertension care!

The Alliance for Pulmonary Hypertension (AfPH) is back with the third instalment of their 2026 webinar series exploring how new science and AI are transforming pulmonary arterial hypertension care. This session taking place on September 28 at 6 pm CEST brings together leading experts from the US, UK, and Netherlands to explore where the field

Join our prestigious panel of speakers on September 28 at 6 pm CEST to gain expert insights on how the new advances in science and AI can improve pulmonary arterial hypertension care! Read Post »

Factors influencing treatment decisions in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift, September 9, 2026

An article recently published in the Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift reported on a multicentre, non-interventional study of 79 patients who started pulmonary arterial hypertension therapy ≤12 months prior to study inclusion. Data available per routine clinical practice were collected. Furthermore, physician’s rationale for treatment decision was assessed. Key findings: A patient’s risk level was the main

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Randomised, controlled trial on fluid restriction in pulmonary arterial hypertension, Respiration, September 9, 2026

A prospective, randomised, controlled single-centre study looking at whether fluid restriction (FR) helps pulmonary arterial hypertension patients with right heart failure and signs of volume overload. 41 patients (average age 70, mostly World Health Organisation (WHO) Functional class III, were split between intensified fluid restriction counselling (around 1.5 litres per day) and routine fluid restriction

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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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Pulmovant announces positive topline results from its Phase 2 PHocus trial of mosliciguat in pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD)

The findings of the Pulmovant Phase 2 PHocus trial of mosliciguat in pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD, Group 3 of the World Health Organisation, WHO, pulmonary hypertension classification) were presented on September 8, 2026, at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2026 by Marc Humbert, MD, PhD, Professor of Respiratory Medicine

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Breaking news! The European Respiratory Society (ERS) Clinical Practice Guidelines update for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) presented today at the ERS Congress in Barcelona, September 7, 2026

The European Respiratory Society (ERS) Clinical Practice Guidelines update for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) were presented today at the ERS Congress! The Alliance for Pulmonary Hypertension Vice President Louise Bouman – van der Waal was at the congress and attended this important session. Here is the link to the article: https://lnkd.in/evX7wHhe Pisana Ferrari, President of

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Pulnovo Medical Announces Results of the PADN-HF-PH Trial at ESC Congress 2026, Simultaneously Published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), September 3, 2026

Pulnovo Medical‘s PADN-HF-PH trial results were presented at European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2026 in Munich, Germany, and published simultaneously in a New England Journal of Medicine article. The multicenter, randomized trial enrolled 264 patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with left heart disease (pulmonary hypertension associated with left heart disease (PH-LHD), World Health Organisation

Pulnovo Medical Announces Results of the PADN-HF-PH Trial at ESC Congress 2026, Simultaneously Published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), September 3, 2026 Read Post »

On 19th September, pulmonary hypertension nurses Iain Armstrong and Javier Jimenez are taking the plunge for patients for “Swim Serpentine”, covering 1,609 metres, in London’s Hyde Park

On 19th September, pulmonary hypertension nurses Iain Armstrong (Chairman of the UK pulmonary Hypertension association), and Javier Jimenez will spend one mile experiencing what their patients face every single day. They will swim in the open water of London’s Hyde Park for Swim Serpentine, covering 1,609 metres in the heart of the city. The shock

On 19th September, pulmonary hypertension nurses Iain Armstrong and Javier Jimenez are taking the plunge for patients for “Swim Serpentine”, covering 1,609 metres, in London’s Hyde Park Read Post »

A familiar drug in unfamiliar territory: Will we manage to repurpose SGLT2 inhibitors in pulmonary arterial hypertension?, Journal of Heart and Lung Transplant, September 3, 2026

The September issue of Journal of Heart and Lung Transplant presents new data pointing to sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors — drugs like dapagliflozin and empagliflozin, originally developed for diabetes — as a potential novel avenue for treating pulmonary arterial hypertension. Initially valued for their effect on kidney glucose reabsorption, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors

A familiar drug in unfamiliar territory: Will we manage to repurpose SGLT2 inhibitors in pulmonary arterial hypertension?, Journal of Heart and Lung Transplant, September 3, 2026 Read Post »

Reduced brain blood flow, heart strain, and cognitive symptoms in pulmonary arterial hypertension, Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Diseases, Jan-Dec 2026

Some patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension experience difficulties with memory, thinking, or mood. A group of Chinese researchers have investigated whether reduced blood flow to the brain is connected to heart strain and disease severity. They compared brain scans from 30 people with pulmonary arterial hypertension and 51 healthy individuals matched for age and sex.

Reduced brain blood flow, heart strain, and cognitive symptoms in pulmonary arterial hypertension, Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Diseases, Jan-Dec 2026 Read Post »

Pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease: a state-of-the-art review, European Respiratory Journal, Vol 68 Issue 1

Following the 7th World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension, a review published in the European Respiratory Journal summarises the current understanding of Pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD). It covers the condition’s clinical features, underlying biology, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment, while flagging diagnostic challenges — from overlapping symptoms to the lack of specific biomarkers

Pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease: a state-of-the-art review, European Respiratory Journal, Vol 68 Issue 1 Read Post »

What’s new on the Pulmonary Hypertension Knowledge Sharing Platform – August 2026

This month’s news roundup brings together the latest in pulmonary hypertension research and care. On the clinical front, several new studies stand out — from encouraging long-term rehabilitation data in the FONCE-HTAP trial, to new insights into pulmonary artery stiffness, BMPR2 signalling, and exercise safety after pulmonary endarterectomy. On the drug development side, we cover

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