FDA ALERT
FDA ALERT
04/12/2024

Jessica Bard

Jessica Bard
The FDA has approved sotatercept-csrk, the first activin signaling inhibitor therapy, for the management of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Based on the Phase 3 STELLAR trial,...
04/12/2024
conference coverage
conference coverage
09/27/2023
Martha Kingman, FNP-C, DNP, and Bradley A. Maron, MD, review the latest guidelines and best practices for the primary care provider in the diagnosis and management of pulmonary arterial hypertension and...
09/27/2023
mortality
mortality
12/17/2020
Pulmonary arterial capacitance is a strong predictor of clinical outcomes for patients with pulmonary hypertension. The researchers assessed whether an echocardiographic surrogate for pulmonary arterial...
12/17/2020
Risk Management
Risk Management
11/25/2020
In a new systematic review, researchers aimed to summarize the current data on risk prognostic models and scores for pulmonary arterial hypertension.
11/25/2020
Hypertension
Hypertension
11/24/2020
In a recent study, researchers sought to examine the relationship between smoking, nutritional status, and renal function in patients with arterial hypertension.
11/24/2020
Exercise
Exercise
10/29/2020
A new study highlights the effects of normobaric hypoxia on exercise performance among patients with pulmonary hypertension. Lead author Silvia Ulrich, MD, answered our questions about her team’s study. ...
10/29/2020
weight
weight
05/08/2020
It is unclear whether body size is linked to clinical and hemodynamic characteristics in PAH. In turn, researchers evaluated the relationship between body mass index, exercise capacity, and hemodynamics...
05/08/2020
Treatment
Treatment
04/16/2020
Current guidelines do not provide definitive recommendations for the use of oral prostacyclin pathway agents among patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. In turn, an expert panel developed consensus...
04/16/2020
Exercise
Exercise
04/10/2020
It is unclear whether improving respiratory muscle function can increase exercise capacity among patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. In turn, researchers evaluated the effects of inspiratory...
04/10/2020
Treatment
Treatment
02/26/2020
Previous studies have demonstrated that triple upfront combination therapy is an effective treatment for patients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension. But what is the therapy’s impact on right...
02/26/2020