Can a one-minute sit-to-stand test predict long-term outcomes in pulmonary hypertension? New data suggest it can. Read more.

Researchers have found that a novel blood test can be used to easily evaluate disease severity in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and predict survivability. PAH is a rare, ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a type of high blood pressure in the arteries that go from your heart to your lungs. It happens when these arteries become narrow or blocked, making it harder ...

Investigators provide recent information on the classification, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension, focusing specifically on its impact on women. Pulmonary ...

Pulmonary hypertension is traditionally defined as a mean pulmonary artery pressure of ≥25 mmHg when a patient is at rest, though a mean pressure of >20 mm Hg is considered to be abnormal and may ...

The Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) program at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is one of a handful of specialized programs in the country offering expert multidisciplinary care ...

As the world marks Rare Disease Month, health experts are calling attention to conditions that often go unnoticed—despite their life-threatening impact. One such condition is Pulmonary Arterial ...

(HealthDay News) — For patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (PH-HFpEF), the 6-minute walk distance (6-MWD) test can independently predict ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension, a disease that leads to worsening lung and heart problems that eventually become life-threatening, is treated with drugs that alleviate symptoms. FDA approval of a new ...

I woke up one morning and couldn't walk. I looked at my husband and said, "I need to go to the hospital." ...

Winrevair, also known as sotatercept-csrk, is a medicine used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), which causes high blood pressure in the arteries that go from your heart to your lungs.