Activity Summary:
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) poses significant clinical challenges due to its complex nature and the risk of rapid disease progression. This educational slide kit addresses some of these complex challenges by focusing on two key patient scenarios: a newly diagnosed PAH patient and a high-risk patient with inadequate response to current treatments. These cases emphasize the importance of selecting the appropriate initial treatment regimens and highlights the routine follow-up measures necessary to prevent clinical deterioration.

The slide kit aims to equip clinicians with the skills to recognize parameters associated with disease progression and to make informed decisions about treatment modifications for high-risk patients. By exploring evidence-based strategies and various treatment options, this educational initiative seeks to enhance clinicians' abilities to manage PAH effectively, ultimately improving patient outcomes.

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Pulmonary hypertension among patients with interstitial lung diseases (PH-ILD) is currently under-recognized and is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare burden. Individualized treatment approaches need to be incorporated in the continuum of care to improve early detection, accurate diagnosis, and improved patient outcomes. In this podcast series, Drs. Jean Elwing, Steven Nathan, and Ioana Preston inform and guide on recent insights to screen for, detect, and accurately diagnose PH-ILD. This on-demand audio presentation uses didactic, case-based, and conversational formats to provide practical guidance and increase familiarity with the latest best-practice approaches for treatment and management of PH-ILD, to ultimately improve the quality of life of patients.

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Despite dramatic advances in the development of treatments for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), it remains a chronic life-threatening illness for which there is no cure. Advances in knowledge within the field are eagerly anticipated.

These educational podcasts will spotlight important research into the basic science, diagnosis, treatment, and medical management of patients with PAH based on data presented at the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) Annual Meeting in Boston, MA October 6-9, 2024.

Activity Summary:
Despite dramatic advances in the development of treatments for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), it remains a chronic life-threatening illness for which there is no cure. Advances in knowledge within the field are eagerly anticipated.

These educational Clinical Clips will spotlight important research into the basic science, diagnosis, treatment, and medical management of patients with PAH based on data presented at the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) Annual Meeting in Boston, MA October 6-9, 2024.

Activity Summary:
Pulmonary hypertension among patients with interstitial lung diseases (PH-ILD) is currently under-recognized and is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare burden. Individualized treatment approaches need to be incorporated in the continuum of care to improve early detection, accurate diagnosis, and improved patient outcomes. In these mini-modules, Drs. Jean Elwing, Steven Nathan, and Ioana Preston inform and guide on recent insights to screen for, detect, and accurately diagnose PH-ILD. This on-demand video presentation uses didactic, case-based, and conversational formats to provide practical guidance and increase familiarity with the latest best-practice approaches for treatment and management of PH-ILD, to ultimately improve the quality of life of patients.

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Clinicians often encounter patients having complex clinical scenarios when managing PH where diverse and dynamic diagnostic and therapeutic issues interact. In this podcast episode, Dr. De Marco and Dr. Oudiz discuss complex clinical case scenarios to improve knowledge of the diagnosis and management of hypertension and its application in practice.

Activity Summary:
Clinicians often encounter patients having complex clinical scenarios when managing PH where diverse and dynamic diagnostic and therapeutic issues interact. In this webcast archive, Dr. De Marco and Dr. Oudiz discuss complex clinical case scenarios to improve knowledge of the diagnosis and management of hypertension and its application in practice.

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Recent data suggests that PAH is now frequently diagnosed in older patients who often present with cardiovascular (CV) comorbidities. Many patients present with CV comorbidities that are uncontrolled, creating a management dilemma for the treating physician. This slide set presents two case studies discussing the clinical approach as well as how to control comorbidities and their impact on the pulmonary circulation with the best treatment approach for this population.

Activity Summary:
Simply Speaking PAH includes a curriculum that highlights the very latest clinical data in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Slides are developed and updated throughout the year by leading PAH expert physicians. All content is reviewed and approved by the Simply Speaking PAH Planning Committee.

PAH is characterized by increased pulmonary vascular resistance due to remodeling and occlusion of the pulmonary arterioles, resulting in right heart failure and death within 2-3 years of diagnosis if untreated. Despite advances in the diagnosis and treatment of PAH over the last two decades, the prognosis is still poor. Early recognition of disease, institution of effective PAH disease-specific therapy optimized for disease severity, and comprehensive care in specialized centers hold the promise of improving the outcome of patients. PAH is often misdiagnosed or unrecognized in clinical practice and delaying treatment options can worsen outcomes and survival. Diagnostic tests are needed to be done on anyone with unexplained dyspnea and suspected PAH. This slide kit is designed for primary care providers and other non-specialists, using case-based, interactive discussion on tools to improve diagnosis of PAH and the importance of early referral.

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PH is currently divided into World Health Organization (WHO) groups based on the perceived etiology of the vascular insult: PAH (Group 1), PH due to left heart disease (Group 2), PH due to lung disease and/or hypoxia (Group 3), PH due to pulmonary artery obstructions (Group 4), and PH due to unclear and/or multifactorial mechanisms (Group 5). Accordingly, therapeutic interventions to address PH differ significantly between groups. However, this classification is less than perfect as there is not only considerable heterogeneity within each group but also overlap between groups. Emerging evidence on phenotyping PH may assist to address these limitations. This slide set presents the latest research in diagnosing and managing Group 2-5 in patients, including a discussion of the distinctions in specific groups – CTEPH, PH-ILD, PH-COPD.

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Clinical Viewpoints PH-ILD includes a curriculum that highlights the very latest clinical data in pulmonary hypertension due to interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD). Slides are developed and updated throughout the year by leading pulmonology expert physicians. All content is reviewed and approved by the Clinical Viewpoints PH-ILD Planning Committee.

The incidence of PH is known to increase among patients with ILD over the course of disease, however, there is a significant overlap of symptoms between fibrotic lung disease and PH. This is known to result in delayed detection and diagnosis. Clinicians need education on the signs and symptoms and how to screen for and detect PH early among patients with ILD. Although right heart catheterization is required to confirm the diagnosis of PH-ILD, other non-invasive and invasive approaches are useful in enabling an early and accurate diagnosis. Additionally, while there have been new insights into assessing and predicting the severity of PH among patients with ILD, mild PH among patients with ILD has been associated with poor outcomes. Identifying patients that have mild PH is therefore pivotal to improving outcomes with treatment. The development and approval of inhaled treprostinil has been an important milestone in PH-ILD. Indeed, new evidence and updates from ongoing clinical trials continue to be presented and published for the treatment of PH-ILD. To improve confidence among practitioners regarding the use of inhaled treprostinil, it is critical that they are abreast with the latest evidence and expert insights. In this on-demand video presentation Dr. Aaron Waxman will walk through examples of using and optimizing inhaled treprostinil therapy in clinical cases.

Activity Summary:
Simply Speaking PAH includes a curriculum that highlights the very latest clinical data in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Slides are developed and updated throughout the year by leading PAH expert physicians. The Lecture Library offers various topics that can be accessed for AMA, ANCC or ACPE credit. Select your topic of interest and complete the pre/posttest and evaluation.

Continue to visit the Lecture Library series throughout 2024 to view updates from new publications and conference updates. All content is reviewed and approved by the Simply Speaking PAH Planning Committee.