Scientific – PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

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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Liberal fluid intake versus fluid restriction in chronic heart failure: a randomized clinical trial, Nature Medicine, March 30, 2025

A major study, led by the Radboud university medical center in the Netherlands, has shown that fluid restriction in people with stable heart failure offers no health benefits. On the contrary: it mainly causes thirst and discomfort. Whether patients drink less or not, there are no differences in overall health, hospital admissions, mortality, or medication

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The UPHILL study investigates whether a change in diet can improve the quality of life of pulmonary arterial hypertension patients, Pulmonary Circulation, May 27, 2023

The UPHILL study investigated whether a diet could improve the quality of life (QOL) for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). An important part of this was monitoring the nutritional status. Nutritional status is not only what someone eats and drinks, but also the vitamin and mineral levels in the blood. Several notable findings emerged

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Can dietary changes treat pulmonary hypertension? A new study suggests that some foods may affect blood vessel stiffening in pulmonary hypertension

The Cell metabolism journal has published a study by the University of Pittsburgh researcher Stephen Chan, MD, PhD, and colleagues from the team of Thomas Bertero at the Université Côte d’Azur in France, which explores the relation between diet and pulmonary hypertension. The findings reveal that hypertensive pulmonary blood vessel cells have an “appetite” for two

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Outsanding scientific program for the French Pulmonary Hypertension Association’s Annual General Assembly, April 6 2024

The Annual General Assembly of the French Pulmonary Hypertension Association HTaPFrance is taking place in Paris on Saturday the 6th of April 2024 in Paris. The morning program is dedicated to the presentation of the annual report of activities, vote on financial report and approval of new members of the Board. The afternoon program features

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