Boosting the levels of irisin, a protein found at lower levels in people with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), may help slow disease progression by stopping abnormal cell growth and blood vessel remodeling in the lungs, a study has found. “[I]risin is a novel protective factor against PAH development and is…
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Elevated blood levels of a protein called CTRP7 — which are significantly higher in people with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) than in those without the disease — may predict a poor response to Uptravi (selexipag), according to findings from a new study in Japan involving both mice and…
Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) led to significant clinical improvements for people with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) when used as an initial therapy or after a pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) surgery, according to a global observational study. “Our data are in line with previous reports on changes of clinical and…
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