News tagged with pulmonary artery
EU approves kids' use of Pfizer lung medicine
(AP) -- Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. said Thursday that the European commission has approved treating children with its medicine for a rare, deadly lung condition - a drug better known as Viagra.
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 05, 2011 |
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Regions with higher rate of diagnoses have lower fatality rate for chronic conditions
An examination of data for more than 5 million Medicare beneficiaries finds that hospital regions that have a greater frequency of diagnoses have a lower case-fatality rate for chronic conditions such as coronary artery disease ...
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Mar 15, 2011 |
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Procedure replaces heart valve, avoids open-heart surgery
Veronica Smith, 26, is the first person in Arizona to receive a new pulmonary valve without having open-heart surgery. The procedure was performed in the University Medical Center Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory.
Mar 11, 2011 |
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Erectile dysfunction drug improves exercise tolerance in young people with congenital heart disease
Sildenafil, a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension, has another possible use -- helping children and young adults with congenital heart disease to better tolerate exercise. Sildenafil significantly ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 10, 2011 |
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ATS issues report on emerging issues in HIV-associated pulmonary disease
The American Thoracic Society has released a new report detailing recent global changes in the management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated pulmonary disease. The report examines the evolving landscape of HIV ...
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Mar 03, 2011 |
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Study finds close linkage between a rare, deadly lung condition and blood cell abnormalities
Results from a study published in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology reveal a close relationship between pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)—exceedingly high blood pressure in the arteries carryi ...
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Feb 28, 2011 |
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'Selective strategy' recommended for CT scans in emergency departments
Emergency medicine researchers with the University of Cincinnati (UC) are advocating a new strategy for diagnosing a common but dangerous condition in the emergency room.
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Jan 18, 2011 |
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Smoking accounts for up to 60 percent of gender gap in deaths across Europe
Smoking accounts for up to 60% of the gender gap in death rates across Europe, and kills twice as many men as alcohol, reveals research published online in Tobacco Control.
Jan 17, 2011 |
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A living aortic valve replacement leads to better survival and quality of life than provided by a dead donor
When a patient needs their aortic valve replacing, using the valve in their own pulmonary artery for the replacement leads to better survival and quality of life than if the aortic valve from a dead donor is used. This is ...
Aug 02, 2010 |
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A possible role for Smurf1 in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disease, marked by shortness of breath and fatigue which can be fatal if untreated. Increased pressure in the pulmonary artery and its branches is associated with dysfunctional ...
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Jun 21, 2010 |
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CT angiography may be unnecessary in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism
A new study suggests that computed tomography (CT) angiography might be unnecessary in many patients suspected of having pulmonary embolism (PE), based on the results of risk assessment analysis. PE risk assessment could ...
Jun 15, 2010 |
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Epigenetic gene silencing may hold key to fatal lung vascular disease
A rare but fatal disease of blood vessels in the lung may be caused in part by aberrant silencing of genes rather than genetic mutation, new research reports.
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Jun 07, 2010 |
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Formation of plexiform lesions in experimental severe pulmonary arterial hypertension
A new preclinical model of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) may lead to improved research and ultimately better therapies for this life-threatening problem, according to its developers, researchers at the University ...
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May 19, 2010 |
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Gene therapy may be effective in treating PAH
Gene therapy has been shown to have positive effects in rat models of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), according to researchers at the University of Adelaide in Australia.
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May 19, 2010 |
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Researchers revisit pulmonary arterial hypertension survival
Setting out to determine the survival of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center and their colleagues also discovered that an equation used for more than ...
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Jan 05, 2010 |
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