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Mechanisms and treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 07 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41569-024-01064-4 In this Review, Ghofrani and colleagues discuss the mechanisms underlying the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension, provide an overview of approved therapies and describe the predominantly non-vasodilatory drugs that are currently being tested in clinical (..)

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Hormone replacement therapy may improve pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular function

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

The use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may be associated with improved pulmonary hypertension in women, according to research presented at the ATS 2024 International Conference held May 17–22 in San Diego.

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Reviva Announces Grant of European Patent Covering Use of Brilaroxazine for the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension

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Getty Images mtaschetta-millane Wed, 07/10/2024 - 08:51 July 10, 2024 — Reviva Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. , Founder, President, and CEO. Brilaroxazine has demonstrated a favorable clinical safety and tolerability profile in over 800 subjects to date from multiple clinical trials.

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CardioFocus to Present Data Supporting Next Generation Pulsed Field Ablation Systems at Heart Rhythm 2024

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milla1cf Wed, 05/15/2024 - 19:05 May 15, 2024 — CardioFocus, Inc. , a medical device company dedicated to advancing ablation treatment for cardiac arrythmias, announced its participation at the Heart Rhythm 2024 conference, taking place in person at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center and virtually, May 16-19, 2024.

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Breakthrough Research Identifies Predictors of Venous Thromboembolism after Pulmonary Resection for Lung Cancer

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They looked at anonymous results for 57,531 adult patients who underwent pulmonary resection—removal of all or part of a lung—between January 2009 and June 2021. occurrence of postoperative PE in patients undergoing a first-time pulmonary resection for lung cancer. occurrence of postoperative VTE and a 1.3%

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Patients Who Received Ross Procedure Demonstrate Excellent Survival Rates after 20 Years

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Adult Cardiac

During the surgery, the malfunctioning aortic valve is replaced with the patients own healthy pulmonary valvea technique called an autograftand the pulmonary valve replaced with donor tissue. Three patients underwent the Ross-Konno procedure, in which the left-sided outflow root is enlarged to fit the pulmonary autograft.

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Tenax Therapeutics Announces New U.S. Patent Covering the Use of Levosimendan in Pulmonary Hypertension with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (PH-HFpEF)

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Getty Images milla1cf Mon, 05/06/2024 - 10:48 May 6, 2024 — Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. , Getty Images milla1cf Mon, 05/06/2024 - 10:48 May 6, 2024 — Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. , Expanding our intellectual property estate for levosimendan is a strategic priority for Tenax.