Nitric Oxide

Beyond Air has received FDA approval for nitric oxide generator and delivery system to treat term and near-term neonates with hypoxic respiratory failure

An increase in alpha-globin gene copy number was associated with a greater prevalence of chronic kidney disease and incidence of end-stage kidney disease in Black Americans, according to published data.

Compared with inhaled nitric oxide, inhaled epoprostenol was associated with similar risk for primary graft dysfunction and other postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing lung transplant.

Residential moisture and mold exposure during infancy appeared associated with higher fractional exhaled nitric oxide levels at 6 years of age, according to research published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.

In pregnant women with severe or critical COVID-19, inhaled nitric oxide therapy was well-tolerated and associated with improved respiratory rates and oxygenation, according to research published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Pulsed, inhaled nitric oxide at a higher dose was safe and well tolerated, and resulted in improvements in physical activity and other outcomes in patients at risk for pulmonary hypertension-associated fibrotic interstitial lung disease.

This year, the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session was, for the first time, held virtually. Here are some of the highlights selected by experts interviewed by Healio.

Research exploring inhaled nitric oxide’s potential to treat COVID-19 is underway.

HOUSTON — Forced exhaled nitric oxide, or FeNO, may be useful for diagnosing cough variant asthma in patients with chronic cough who have normal spirometry, researchers reported at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting.

NEW ORLEANS — In a post hoc analysis of the LIBERTY ASTHMA QUEST study, treatment with dupilumab reduced severe exacerbations and improved lung function regardless of early or late onset of asthma.