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…
Professor Humbert, please introduce yourself. My name is Marc Humbert I’m a professor of Pneumology at the South Paris University and I am the Director of the French Referral Center on Pulmonary Hypertension. What, in your opinion, is the road to find a cure…
Professor Tamura, please introduce yourself. My name is Yuichi Tamura from Japan, I’m the director of the Pulmonary Hypertension centre in downtown Tokyo. What needs to be done in the future to improve the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension? I think It is really important…
Professor Souza, would you please introduce yourself? My name is Rogerio Souza, I’m professor of Pulmonary Medicine at the University of São Paolo Medical School in Brazil. What kind of progress still needs to be done in the field of Pulmonary Hypertension? Although it…
Professor Rabinovitch, please introduce yourself. My name is Marlene Rabinovitch and I’m a professor of pediatric cardiology at Stanford University and I direct a program in basic research in Pulmonary Hypertension and I also direct a new program which is a combination of bioengineering and…
Professor Humbert, on April 2019 you published on the Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal a summary of the proceedings of the 6th World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension. Would you please comment about the content of the article? In the Lancet Respiratory Medicine, we recently published with…
Mr Radicchi, would you please introduce yourself? Good morning, I’m Leonardo Radicchi, president of the non-profit organization AIPI: Associazione Ipertensione Polmonare Italiana (Italian Association of Pulmonary Hypertension), an Association founded 20 years ago, and that for 20 years has been working to raise awareness of…
Mr. Wong, please introduce yourself. I’m the president and CEO of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association in the United States. What is the purpose of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association? The mission of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association is to improve the lives of those affected by Pulmonary…
Mr. Skaara, will you introduce yourself? My name is Hall Skaara, I’m originally from Norway but I’m representing PHA Europe. What is the European PH Association and what is its objective? PHA Europe is an umbrella Association with about 35 European national members. The objective…
Professor Galiè, how important have the World Symposia on Pulmonary Hypertension been for the study of this disease? In the past 45 years the sequence of the Word Symposia has actually represented some very relevant cornerstones for the development of the knowledge, the scientific knowledge,…