Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Although research has cemented BMPR2 mutations as having associations with the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension, the germline mutations are not the only culprit.

In a new review, researchers outline both the underlying pathological mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

In roughly half of cases assessed, physicians underestimated a patients’ risk, according to multiparametric objective risk-assessment tools.

In an abstract presented at CHEST 2020, investigators revealed that the emotions that patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) regarding their illness are more complex than previously thought.

A review published earlier this year examines the rationale and evidence for using a multidrug approach in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

A group of researchers published their research on the various underlying etiologies of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), as well as predictive factors of pulmonary artery aneurysms (PAAs).

Two studies presented at CHEST 2020 assessed the impact of macitentan on cardiac function in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and determined what role reproducible exercise echocardiographic parameters have in predicting survival.

Use of selexipag in patients with connective tissue disease–associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (CTD-PAH) resulted in outcomes similar to those seen in patients with idiopathic PAH, despite the traditionally poorer prognosis of CTD-PAH.

Combination therapy plays a central role in treating pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), and 2 abstracts presented at the CHEST annual meeting highlighted real-world treatment patterns.

Compared with treprostinil, selexipag carried a 47% reduced risk of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)-related hospitalization and 46% reduced risk of all-cause hospitalization.

The mortality risk differs for the 3 endothelin receptor antagonists approved to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in elderly patients; however, a direct comparison in a controlled trial is still needed to confirm results.

Severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) was associated with a significantly higher rate of maternal and fetal mortality.