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Hypertension

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There are two numbers in a blood pressure reading. They are the systolic and diastolic pressure. The systolic number is on the top or the left. The diastolic number is on the bottom or the right. If someone has a blood pressure of 110 over 70 that means their systolic pressure is 100 and their diastolic pressure is 70.

Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
An overview of diagnosis and treatment strategies for pulmonary arterial hypertension Medscape Pulmonary Medicine


Slowing Progression of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
The FDA has approved sildenafil citrate ,the active ingredient in a popular erectile dysfunction medication,for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension .


Ambrisentan Granted Orphan Drug Designation By the Commission of the European Communities
Myogen, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders, announced that the Commission of the European Communities, with a favorable opinion of the Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products of the European Medicines Agency, has granted orphan drug designation to ambrisentan for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.


The Effect of Bosentan on Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Levels in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension
This is the first time that MMP-9 serum levels are reported to be down-regulated in PAH patients and up-regulated following bosentan treatment. Current Medical Research and Opinion


PR Pharmaceuticals Files IND for Pulmonary Hypertension(Press release Featured on DailyUpdates-20 Dec)
PR Pharmaceuticals announced today that it filed an IND application with the FDA for the Company's first clinical product, PulmoLAR (2-methoxyestradiol) for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension

1. Project Inform: Pulmonary Hypertension and HIV [ HIV / AIDS Treatment Inform...
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