This booklet was developed by the Pulmonary Hypertension Association UK (PHA UK) as a guide to treating and managing pulmonary hypertension using drug therapies. Sections include conventional or supportive therapies (including oxygen), and targeted therapies, including those taken orally, intravenously or via a nebuliser. This booklet is regularly reviewed to keep the information as up-to-date […]
The authors of the study titled “Medications for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension: a systematic review and network meta-analysis” conducted a search on MEDLINE, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Clinicaltrials.gov, from inception to December 2021, which yielded 5.006 records, of which the full texts of 222 records were reviewed and 53 randomised
The work of two years of the Task Force in charge of the new European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) joint Clinical Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension has finally come to an end. The new guidelines were officially presented yesterday at the ESC Annual Congress in Barcelona
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
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
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
