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Pulmonary hypertension is a multifactorial disease with a high morbidity and mortality.

Bayer HealthCare has submitted the oral investigational drug riociguat to treat patients with inoperable Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and...

Despite using vasoactive and PH specific therapies, the in-hospital mortality of severe pulmonary hypertension (PH) with right heart failure (RHF) is high.

End-stage heart failure (HF) frequently needs continuous inotropic support in hospital and has high morbidity and mortality in absence of heart transplantation.

The aim of the study is to assess safety, tolerability and clinical effects of different doses of riociguat in patients...

The FDA has on 8 October 2013 approved Adempas (riociguat) from Bayer HealthCare to treat adults with two forms of...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a disease characterised by pathological changes in the pulmonary arteries leading to a progressive increase in...

The clinical course of heart failure is characterised by progressive worsening of cardiac function and symptoms. Patients progress to a condition where traditional treatment is no longer effective and advanced therapies...

Background: Differentiating heart failure from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a patient presenting with breathlessness is difficult but may have implications for outcome.

Aims: Levosimendan improves haemodynamics in acute decompensated heart failure (HF). However, it is increasingly used for repetitive or intermittent infusions in advanced but stable chronic HF, without clear indication...