Treatments – PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

Caring for the whole person, a conversation with Susanne McDevitt, critical care nurse practitioner with the Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Beyond hemodynamics and treatment targets, there are conversations with patients that rarely make it into clinical guidelines — yet they’re often the ones that matter most. That’s the message from Susanne McDevitt, DNP, a critical care nurse practitioner with the Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) Program at Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. In a conversation […]

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Quality of Life Outcomes in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension Receiving Prostacyclin Therapy: Impact of Anxiety, Depression, Sociodemographic Characteristics, and Treatment-Related Factors, Turkish Cardiology Journal, July 6, 2026

A cross-sectional study conducted between July 2023 and September 2024 examined factors affecting quality of life (QoL) in 58 pulmonary arterial hypertension patients on prostacyclin therapy, using validated scales (PAHSS for symptoms, HADS for anxiety/depression, EmPHasis-10 for quality of life). Key findings: Conclusion: Despite prostacyclin therapy, quality of life remains significantly compromised in patients —

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The “Pulmonary Hypertension Global Patient and Carer Survey” (PH GPS) is launched, October 16, 2023

This survey, the first of its kind, has been designed to help improve global understandings of how pulmonary hypertension affects the lives of patients and in what ways pulmonary hypertension care needs to be improved. The survey has been written by a multidisciplinary panel of pulmonary hypertension specialists and patient group advocates from the pulmonary

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PHA UK’s “sister” website, phocusonlifestyle.org, is addressed at patients and caregivers and houses a wealth of support resources and pulmonary hypertension patient stories

http://www.phocusonlifestyle.org is the “sister” website to that of the UK Pulmonary Hypertension, PHA UK. It is aimed at patients and peers supporting each other through stories. It also houses written resources covering a very wide range of issues related to living with pulmonary hypertension including:

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Info on treatments for pulmonary arterial hypertension, life style advice and patient stories on “The PAH Initiative”, by United Therapeutics

The PAH Initiative was established by United Therapeutics with the aim of providing knowledge and inspiration based on science and research in pulmonary arterial hypertension today. Here you can find interesting information on pulmonary arterial hypertension, treatments and life style advice as well as patient testimonials. The “Learning Library” section of the PAH initiative contains useful

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