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Sotatercept's FDA Approval a New Chapter for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved sotatercept (Winrevair) for treating pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in adults, Merck announced on Tuesday. A novel activin signaling inhibitor, sotatercept is indicated to increase exercise capacity.

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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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Dietary changes may treat pulmonary hypertension

Science Daily - Heart Disease

This difference becomes clear in pulmonary hypertension, in which only the lungs' blood vessels stiffen progressively, leading to chronic lung disease, heart failure and death.

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Aria CV Announces First Patient Successfully Implanted with Second-Generation Pulmonary Hypertension System

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milla1cf Tue, 02/27/2024 - 17:29 February 27, 2024 — Aria CV, Inc , a developer of medical devices treating pulmonary hypertension, today announced the first patient was implanted with the Gen 2 Aria CV Pulmonary Hypertension System as part of the ASPIRE PH clinical trial at Ascension St.

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Ultrasound Neuromodulation Shows Promise to Treat Pulmonary Hypertension, Feinstein Institutes Research

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Bioelectronic medicine scientists at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research used noninvasive, splenic focused ultrasound stimulation (sFUS) and found they can reduce inflammation and improve symptoms of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

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RAB7 deficiency impairs pulmonary artery endothelial function and promotes pulmonary hypertension

Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating and progressive disease with limited treatment options. Endothelial haploinsufficiency of RAB7 caused spontaneous pulmonary hypertension (PH) in mice. Here, we explored the role of RAB7 in endothelial cell (EC) function and lung vascular homeostasis.

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New insights and potential treatments for pulmonary hypertension

Science Daily - Heart Disease

A new study has found that asporin, a protein encoded by the ASPN gene, plays a protective role in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).