A recent analysis published in the International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease (Volume 9, March 2025) examines the evolving landscape of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). While traditionally viewed as primarily affecting young adult women without other health conditions, newer registry data from developed countries reveals a shift toward older patients with multiple co-morbidities like […]

The authors of the study “Revisiting treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension in the current era: A Greek scientific document” published in the Hellenic Journal of Cardiology on February 19, 2025, presents a country-specific approach to care developed by a multidisciplinary team of cardiologists, pulmonologists, and intensivists. The authors discuss the advances in the field of

Pooled data from the PULSAR and STELLAR trials were used for this study, published on December 5, 2024 on the The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, which compared effects of the activin signaling inhibitor sotatercept (Winrevair) across pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) subgroups stratified by baseline cardiac index (CI). The analysis evaluated 429 participants divided

This article, titled “Pulmonary Hypertension: From Therapeutic Nihilism to Multiple Therapeutic Interventions”, published on November 18, 2024 on Circulation, is undoubtedly encouraging and hopeful, showcasing the tremendous progress made in the field of pulmonary hypertension. It highlights how far we’ve come, from no treatments to over a dozen targeted therapies addressing multiple pathways, improving the

An article by medical journalist Isabella Hornick recently published on “Healio” reports on a retrospective study which suggests that sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors may significantly reduce all-cause mortality in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). While these findings are promising, further prospective clinical trials are needed to confirm the results and address potential biases, according