pulmonary hypertension

Endothelin drugs helps patients with pulmonary hypertension

harminka — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:24:15 -0500

Recent research to block the effects of endothelin, a powerful substance that constricts blood vessels and stimulates cell growth, has led to successful treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and provides hope for treating other chronic diseases. The usefulness of the new drugs to treat congestive heart failure is much less clear, said Professor Matthias Barton, M.D. of the Department of Medicine at the University of Zurich School of Medicine.

New method allows for early diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension

harminka — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:21:04 -0600

Researchers at the University of Granada (UGR) from the Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Unit and the Cardiology Service of the Hospital Clínico San Cecilio in Granada have developed an innovative system which will help doctors make the earliest diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension possible, which is the main cause of death for patients suffering from scleroderma, a rare disease which affects approximately 1,200 out of every million people.

New approach to pulmonary hypertension shows promise

harminka — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:47:35 -0500

Researchers at the University of Alberta have identified a "central command system" for pulmonary hypertension, a disease that currently has no cure and kills thousands each year.

Performing first beating heart transplant procedure in US

harminka — Fri, 18 May 2007 04:32:24 -0500

Protected by its own nutrients and blood supply, a beating heart supported by an investigational organ preservation device was successfully transplanted into a 47-year-old man with congestive heart failure and pulmonary hypertension on Sunday, April 8.