News tagged with pulmonary hypertension

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Disruption of cellular signaling identified in pulmonary arterial hypertension

(Medical Xpress)—Impairment of a key signaling cascade in the pulmonary blood vessels plays an important role in pulmonary arterial hypertension, a Yale study has found. The study appears in the advance ...

Medical research created Dec 27, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

In new study, common drug reverses common effect of Becker muscular dystrophy

Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute researchers have found in an initial clinical trial that a drug typically prescribed for erectile dysfunction or pulmonary hypertension restores blood flow to oxygen-starved muscles in patients ...

Medical research created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers move closer to a cure for a deadly cardiovascular disease

(Medical Xpress) -- A multidisciplinary research team in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta has taken a big step towards understanding the cause and potential cure for a deadly ...

Cardiology created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Breathtaking: New treatments for a fatal lung disease

Research paves the way for new approaches in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension, a progressive lung disease that can lead to heart failure within three years.

Medical research created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research findings breathe new life into lung disease

It turns out the muscle cells on the outside of blood vessels have been wrongly accused for instigating lung disease. New research shows that while these muscle cells are responsible for constricting or dilating the blood ...

Medical research created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lack of iron regulating protein contributes to high blood pressure of the lungs

A protein known to regulate iron levels in the body has an unexpectedly important role in preventing a form of high blood pressure that affects the lungs, and in stabilizing the concentration of red cells ...

Medical research created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Some drugs are going generic this year and next

Dozens of brand-name prescription drugs are losing their patent protection, allowing generic versions to enter the market and consumers to save 30 to 80 percent on those medications, said David Belian, director of media relations ...

Medications created Aug 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Breakthrough could help sufferers of fatal lung disease

Pioneering research conducted by the University of Sheffield is paving the way for new treatments which could benefit patients suffering from the fatal lung disease pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

Medical research created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research shows commonly prescribed medications could have adverse effects

A research team with the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta reported findings that significantly improve understanding of how widely used drugs in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) affect the ...

Medications created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sildenafil for heart failure does not result in significant improvement in exercise capacity

Among patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (a measure of heart function), administration of sildenafil (commercially known as Viagra) for 24 weeks, compared with placebo, did not result in significant ...

Cardiology created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microscopic packets of stem cell factors could be key to preventing lung disease in babies

Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital have found that microscopic particles containing proteins and nucleic acids called exosomes could potentially protect the fragile lungs of premature babies from serious lung diseases ...

Medical research created Oct 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Expectant mothers on antidepressants risk newborns with high blood pressure

Mothers who take anti-depressants during pregnancy are more likely to give birth to children with persistent pulmonary hypertension (high blood pressure in the lungs) finds a study published today on bmj.com.

Health created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Toxic' oestrogen by-product linked with fatal lung condition

(Medical Xpress) -- The breakdown of oestrogen could play an important role in the onset of a rare but devastating condition of high blood pressure in the lungs.

Medical research created Aug 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Clot-busters safe for treating moderate pulmonary embolism

Pulmonary embolism -- the sudden blockage of an artery in the lung -- is estimated to cause over 100,000 deaths each year in the U.S. Although thrombolytics, or "clot-buster" drugs, are currently reserved to treat only the ...

Cardiology created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Potential new approach to treatment of chronic lung diseases

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists at UCD have identified a potential new treatment for life-threatening complications associated with chronic obstructive lung diseases like emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Chronic obstructive ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0