PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

This study tested a small device implanted in the heart to help control severe pulmonary hypertension, a condition of dangerously high blood pressure in the lungs. It involved 32 patients who had run out of other treatment options. The main goal was to see if the device was safe …

This study tested whether adding a new drug called ralinepag to standard treatments could help people with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a serious lung and heart condition. It involved 687 adults with PAH who were already on stable medication. The main goal was to see if…

This small, completed pilot study tested a procedure called pulmonary artery denervation (PADN) for people with chronic heart failure who also had high blood pressure in their lungs. The goal was to see if using a catheter to disrupt certain nerves in the lung artery was safe and…

This study compared two different heart medications given during elective heart valve replacement surgery. It involved 52 adults with valve disease and high lung pressure. Researchers wanted to see which drug (levosimendan or dobutamine) better supported the right side of the hea…

This study tested whether a special type of MRI scan (called 4D flow MRI) could accurately measure pressure in the lung arteries of people with pulmonary hypertension. Researchers compared the MRI results against the current standard invasive test (right heart catheterization) an…

This study tested whether a special education and support program could help people with pulmonary hypertension manage their symptoms better. For nine months, 49 patients received in-person training and regular phone check-ins to learn how to handle symptoms like shortness of bre…

This study looked back at medical records to see if a standard outpatient breathing and exercise program helps people who have both COPD and high blood pressure in their lungs (pulmonary hypertension). Researchers compared two groups—one with both conditions and one with just COP…

This study looked at whether playing active video games could be a good alternative to traditional exercise for people with pulmonary hypertension, a serious heart and lung condition. Sixteen patients tried both a 20-minute video game session and a 20-minute traditional exercise …

This study tested whether a supervised 10-week aerobic exercise program (like treadmill walking) is safe and helpful for people with pulmonary hypertension, a serious lung condition that causes severe shortness of breath. Researchers compared people who did exercise plus educatio…

This study aimed to find out how common and serious high blood pressure in the lungs (pulmonary hypertension) is for adults with sickle cell disease. Researchers enrolled 986 adults to check their heart health with an ultrasound and then followed up with phone calls for over thre…