Dr. Jenkins, please introduce yourself and tell us how you became interested in Pulmonary Hypertension. My name is David Jenkins and I’m a cardiothoracic surgeon at the Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge in the UK. My interest in Pulmonary Hypertension has arisen through doing major…
Professor Galié, the annual meeting of Pulmonary Hypertension Bologna has just concluded. What was the goal of the meeting? We have concluded the annual meeting of “Pulmonary Hypertension Bologna 2019”, and in two half days we have reviewed all the topics related to Pulmonary Hypertension….
Professor Bonnet, please introduce yourself. I’m Sebastien Bonnet, I am professor in medicine in Laval University in Quebec City and the acting director of the Pulmonary Hypertension research group at the Lung and Heart Institute of Quebec City. When and why did your interest…
Professor Torbicki, please introduce yourself. My name is Adam Torbicki I’m from Poland, I’m a cardiologist, I am 66 years old but young otherwise. When and why did your interest in Pulmonary Hypertension first arise? All started when I was still a student because…
Professor Ghofrani, please introduce yourself. My name is Ardeshir Ghofrani, I am a professor of pulmonary vascular medicine at the University of Giessen, I am also the director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Unit at the University Hospital in Giessen and I direct the Department of…
Professor Delcroix, please introduce yourself. My name is Marion Delcroix, I’m working as a pneumologist in Belgium in the University Hospital of Leuven and I’m in charge of the pulmonary vascular disease clinic at this hospital. When did you have your first contact with…
6ᵀᴴ WORLD SYMPOSIUM ON PULMONARY HYPERTENSION American College of Cardiology articles We are pleased to inform you that the prestigious American College of Cardiology has just published a series of interesting articles about the 6ᵀᴴ World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension that was held in Nice,…
Professor Vachiery, please give us a little introduction about yourself. My name is Jean-Luc Vachiery, I’m a cardiologist, professor in cardiology working at the Free University of Brussels Erasme Academy hospital. Pulmonary Hypertension is a peculiar disease. What are its most critical aspects? Pulmonary…
Professor Sitbon, please introduce yourself. I’m Olivier Sitbon and I’m a professor of respiratory medicine at the South Paris University in Le Kremlin-Bicetre, a location in the south of Paris and I also work in the French Referral Center for Pulmonary Hypertension in Bicetre University…
Summary of the main topics on PH science discussed at the 2019 European Society of Cardiology congress in Paris. By Fabio Dardi, M.D. of the Scientific Board Secretariat of WSPHA A) Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension During the congress some aspects were analyzed: – CTEPH…