Latest edition on the Council of Europe’s European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and HealthCare (EDQM) Newsletter Transplant 2025 is now available

The Council of Europe’s EDQM (European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and HealthCare) Newsletter Transplant provides regular updates on transplantation-related developments across Europe. It covers policy, regulation, quality standards, and best practices related to organ donation, allocation, and transplant safety, ensuring harmonisation across European Union member states. Additionally, the newsletter shares news on scientific […]

Latest edition on the Council of Europe’s European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and HealthCare (EDQM) Newsletter Transplant 2025 is now available Read Post »

Integrating Sotatercept Into Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Care: Vallerie McLaughlin, MD, American Heart Association, November 9, 2025

Vallerie McLaughlin, MD, the Kim A. Eagle M.D. Endowed Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School, presented the results of a pooled analysis of the PULSAR, STELLAR, and ZENITH trials of sotatercept in pulmonary arterial hypertension at the 2025 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, held in

Integrating Sotatercept Into Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Care: Vallerie McLaughlin, MD, American Heart Association, November 9, 2025 Read Post »

Preferences for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) medications: insights from interviews with patients and doctors, Future Cardiology, November 4, 2025

A study titled “Single‑Tablet Combination Therapy of Macitentan/Tadalafil for Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Qualitative Interview Study” interviewed 26 pulmonary arterial hypertension patients and 18 doctors from the A DUE clinical trial, who tested the single-pill combination therapy (macitentan+tadalafil) versus taking multiple pills daily. Both patients and doctors agreed that taking one pill daily instead

Preferences for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) medications: insights from interviews with patients and doctors, Future Cardiology, November 4, 2025 Read Post »

Study provides proof-of-concept that fully automated, algorithm-driven tacrolimus dosing can improve therapeutic drug monitoring in real-world clinical practice, Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, October 11, 2025

Tacrolimus therapeutic drug monitoring is challenging due to high inter- and intra-patient variability. A prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted by researchers at the University Hospital in Leuven, Belgium, on 293 de novo kidney transplant recipients during the first 14 days post-transplant. A fully automated Model-informed precision dosing (MIPD) application (1) was integrated into the

Study provides proof-of-concept that fully automated, algorithm-driven tacrolimus dosing can improve therapeutic drug monitoring in real-world clinical practice, Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, October 11, 2025 Read Post »

GLP-1 receptor agonists linked to lower mortality, respiratory failure in pulmonary arterial hypertension, Healio News, October 23, 2025

A recent article in Healio news by Isabella Hornick summarises a study titled “Exploring the potential benefits of GLP-1 receptor agonists in pulmonary arterial hypertension: Insights from a large database study”, which was presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting October 19-22, 2025 in Chicago. GLP-1 receptor agonists (Glucagon-Like Peptide-1) are commonly used for diabetes and

GLP-1 receptor agonists linked to lower mortality, respiratory failure in pulmonary arterial hypertension, Healio News, October 23, 2025 Read Post »

Phenotyping of patients with mild pulmonary hypertension, Open Heart journal, October 10, 2025

A study on the importance of phenotyping patients with mild pulmonary hypertension was publslhed on the Open Heart journal on October 10, 2025. They found that most patients with mild precapillary pulmonary hypertension have underlying comorbidities rather than early-stage pulmonary arterial hypertension. Stroke volume index emerged as the key independent predictor of prognosis. Survival was

Phenotyping of patients with mild pulmonary hypertension, Open Heart journal, October 10, 2025 Read Post »

Comparative efficacy and safety of prostacyclin therapies for pulmonary arterial hypertension: a systematic review and network meta-analysis, Frontiers in Medicine, October 2025

A network meta-analysis conducted by researchers at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, published in the October 2025 edition of Frontiers in Medicine, compared the efficacy and safety of prostacyclin therapies for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) by synthesizing data from 32 studies, comprising 24 randomised controlled trials, three open-label trials,and five cohort studies, with a cumulative

Comparative efficacy and safety of prostacyclin therapies for pulmonary arterial hypertension: a systematic review and network meta-analysis, Frontiers in Medicine, October 2025 Read Post »

New pre-clinical study shows that stem cell fluid may reduce signs of pulmonary arterial hypertension in rat and cell models, Journal of Cellular Physiology, October 2025

A new pre-clinical study shows that stem cell-derived conditioned medium (iPSC-CM)—the liquid remaining after stem cells are cultured—reduces signs of pulmonary arterial hypertension in rat and cell models. In pulmonary arterial hypertension rats treated with daily iPSC-CM infusions, researchers observed reduced blood pressure in the right ventricle, decreased heart enlargement, and thinner pulmonary arterial walls.

New pre-clinical study shows that stem cell fluid may reduce signs of pulmonary arterial hypertension in rat and cell models, Journal of Cellular Physiology, October 2025 Read Post »

Pulmonary vascular diseases – State of the art session, European Respiratory Society Annual Congress 2025, Septermber 28, 2025

On Monday, 28 September 2025, a State of the Art Session was held at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Annual Congress 2025 titled: “Pulmonary Hypertension associated with lung diseases: the most burning questions.” The session was chaired by Prof. Dr. Olivier Sitbon, Prof. Dr. David Montani, and Dr. Nesrin Ocal. Leading experts shared the latest

Pulmonary vascular diseases – State of the art session, European Respiratory Society Annual Congress 2025, Septermber 28, 2025 Read Post »

Sotatercept for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension within the First Year after Diagnosis, New England Journal of Medicine, September 30, 2025

The phase 3 HYPERION trial on sotatercept enrolled 320 adults with newly diagnosed pulmonary arterial hypertension (within 1 year of diagnosis) at intermediate or high risk who were already on double or triple background therapy. Patients were randomized to receive add-on subcutaneous sotatercept or placebo every 21 days. The trial stopped early due to compelling

Sotatercept for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension within the First Year after Diagnosis, New England Journal of Medicine, September 30, 2025 Read Post »

Anticoagulation and Survival in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Findings from Large French Registry (1.500+ patients), Journal of the American College of Cardiology, September 30, 2025

Despite historical use, the role of anticoagulant therapy in the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) remains uncertain, as existing epidemiologic studies have produced conflicting results. The goal of a study whose findings were published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology on September 30, 2025, was to examine the association between anticoagulant

Anticoagulation and Survival in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Findings from Large French Registry (1.500+ patients), Journal of the American College of Cardiology, September 30, 2025 Read Post »

Extracorporeal Photopheresis: Emerging Role in Transplantation and Beyond, Transplantation Direct, September 2025

A newly published review in Transplantation Direct explores the growing significance ofextracorporeal photopheresis (ECP), a therapy that modulates immune responses usingpatients’ own treated blood cells. The article, authored by Panagiotis Parsonidis, MSc, and Prof. Thomas Wekerle of the Medical University of Vienna, Austria, highlights extracorporeal photopheresis’s established safety record while pointing to future opportunities for

Extracorporeal Photopheresis: Emerging Role in Transplantation and Beyond, Transplantation Direct, September 2025 Read Post »

Alveolar Septal Width as a Predictor of Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction and Survival After Lung Transplantation, Journal of Clinical Medicine, September 9, 2025

Researchers may have found a way to predict which lung transplant patients will develop serious complications before symptoms appear. In a study titled “Increase in Alveolar Septal Width Is a Histological Predictor of Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction and Survival in Lung Transplant Recipients—A Longitudinal Study” the authors measure the thickness of air sac walls in lung

Alveolar Septal Width as a Predictor of Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction and Survival After Lung Transplantation, Journal of Clinical Medicine, September 9, 2025 Read Post »

New study reveals how BMP-9 regulates lung vessels, opening doors for future pulmonary arterial hypertension therapies, new findings from a Franco-German study, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA (PNAS), July 2025

  Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) happens when the blood vessels in the lungs become too narrow and stiff. This raises pressure in the lungs and puts strain on the heart. In a collaborative study, scientists from Inserm and Université Paris-Saclay in France, together with researchers from the Institute for Lung Health (ILH) in Germany, discovered

New study reveals how BMP-9 regulates lung vessels, opening doors for future pulmonary arterial hypertension therapies, new findings from a Franco-German study, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA (PNAS), July 2025 Read Post »

Understanding Risk Assessment in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplant ISHLT Consensus Statement, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation – September 05, 2025

What is pulmonary arterial hypertension and why does risk assessment matter? Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare, serious disease where the blood vessels in thelungs become too narrow. This makes the right side of the heart work harder, which overtime can lead to heart failure. Because it can progress quickly, doctors use risk assessment (sometimes

Understanding Risk Assessment in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplant ISHLT Consensus Statement, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation – September 05, 2025 Read Post »

Deep Learning Models Can Identify Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension associated with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD-PAH) on Routine Chest X-Ray, The Cardiology Advisor, September 5, 2025

Key point: The deep learning-based chest X-ray model for pulmonary hypertension detection, CXR-PH-Net, proved particularly sensitive in identifying in early-stage/mild pulmonary hypertension. Researchers in China developed artificial intelligence programs that can analyze chest X-rays to detect pulmonary hypertension by training computer programs using chest X-rays from over 6,700 patients in Beijing hospitals, comparing those with and

Deep Learning Models Can Identify Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension associated with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD-PAH) on Routine Chest X-Ray, The Cardiology Advisor, September 5, 2025 Read Post »

Tool identifies degree of 1-year mortality risk in patients with pulmonary hypertension due to underlying lung disease, Healio, August 26, 2025

Risk scores designed for pulmonary arterial hypertension (Group I of the World Health Organisation classification for pulmonary hypertension) do not adequately account for the unique pathophysiology seen in patients whose pulmonary hypertension arises from underlying lung disease (Group III of the World Health Organisation (WHO) classification). This is the rationale behind a retrospective study of

Tool identifies degree of 1-year mortality risk in patients with pulmonary hypertension due to underlying lung disease, Healio, August 26, 2025 Read Post »

Global, Regional, and National Burden of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Among Women of Childbearing Age, 1990–2021, Pulmonary Circulation, August 20, 2025

This global study spanning from 1990 to 2021, published in Pulmonary Circulation, aimed to delineate the global burden of pulmonary arterial hypertension among women of childbearing age. The research reveals both encouraging and concerning trends. While mortality and disability rates have declined over the past three decades due to improved treatments, the absolute number of

Global, Regional, and National Burden of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Among Women of Childbearing Age, 1990–2021, Pulmonary Circulation, August 20, 2025 Read Post »

How it all started: The Aminorex Epidemic that Launched Systematic Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH) Studies and the First Patient Registry

An article titled “The Genesis and Legacy of the NHLBI Patient Registry for the Characterization of Primary Pulmonary Hypertension”, published recently in Pulmonary Circulation, traces the historical development of primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) research from its first pathological description by Ernest Romberg in 1891 through the establishment of the landmark US National Heart, Lung, and

How it all started: The Aminorex Epidemic that Launched Systematic Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH) Studies and the First Patient Registry Read Post »

What can ERN-LUNG offer for the future? Special session at the European Respiratory Society Annual Congress, Amsterdam, October 1, 2025 – 09:30–11:30 CEST

On Wednesday October 1, 2025, a special programme at the European Respiratory Congress will be discussing what can ERN-LUNG offer for the future. ERN-LUNG is a patient-centric network of European healthcare providers and patient organisations, committed Europe-wide and globally to reducing morbidity and mortality from rare lung diseases in people of all ages through: ✅

What can ERN-LUNG offer for the future? Special session at the European Respiratory Society Annual Congress, Amsterdam, October 1, 2025 – 09:30–11:30 CEST Read Post »

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