PH Patient Kirsten Larson appeared on the Discovery Health Channel's Mystery Diagnosis to share her PH story. Kirsten's episode, titled "The Girl Nobody Believed," recreated Kirsten's journey through a puzzling and difficult diagnosis.The show was aired on March 10 and repeated on March 15. You can go to the Discovery Health channel to check for possible upcoming re-airings.

In a recent interview, Dr. Michael Kutryk, M.D., a cardiologist at St. Michaels Hospital in Toronto, Canada, explains how a patient's own cells may be used to repair damage caused by PH. He describes the endothelial lining that covers the pulmonary vasculature, which are replaced by circulating endothelial progenitor cells. These freely circulating endothelial progenitor cells may be stimulated to become healthy cells and used to repair damaged blood vessels. This is of interest to the PH community due to the damage and eventual loss of blood vessels that results from PH.

 

 

January 2008 marked a milestone for PH Patients in Singapore as they got together to enrich themselves with an educational and informative support group session featuring lectures from 2 PH specialists: Dr. James Yip, Senior Consultant Cardiologist of the National University Hospital (NUH) and Dr. Tan Ju Le, Consultant Cardiologist from the National Heart Centre (NHC).

 

This free booklet includes a brief overview of the history of PH and medical information about the disease, including the different forms of PH, diagnosis, treatment, surgery options and future developments in scientific research. There is even a chapter devoted to the process of new drug approval and how patients can participate in research through clinical trials.
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