Pulmonary Vascular Disease News

Guidelines on diagnosing and treating pulmonary hypertension from the European Society of Cardiology and the European Respiratory Society, released 1 year ago, dictated changes in how clinicians care for these patients.

Individuals exposed to some ambient air pollutants faced heightened risks for both diagnosis and death of pulmonary hypertension, according to results published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety.

Early detection of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension may be achieved with use of predefined signs on a CT scan following acute pulmonary embolism diagnosis, according to results published in CHEST.

Inhaled treprostinil was safe in patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease over 1 year and sustained improved exercise capacity, according to study results published in European Respiratory Journal.

Comorbidities, health care utilization and costs are increasing for patients with hidradenitis suppurativa, prompting a need for better disease management, according to a study.

Patients presenting with low-risk pulmonary embolism are managed in different ways based on CT scan findings and not clinical risk factors, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Physicians should screen patients for cocaine use before making a diagnosis of granulomatosis with polyangiitis, according to data published in Rheumatology Advances in Practice.

WASHINGTON — Only 8% of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension initiating combination therapy were given both medications on the same day, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

WASHINGTON — In adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension, seralutinib reduced pulmonary vascular resistance over 24 weeks, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Pulmonary embolism treatment with a large-bore mechanical thrombectomy system was associated with favorable long-term outcomes, including low mortality and improved hemodynamics, functional capacity and quality of life, a speaker reported.