{"id":29713,"date":"2024-11-09T22:29:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T02:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusfoundation-redesign.storywaredev.com\/?post_type=sw_disease_condition&#038;p=29713"},"modified":"2025-07-17T11:16:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T15:16:18","slug":"pulmonary-hypertension","status":"publish","type":"sw_disease_condition","link":"https:\/\/www.fusfoundation.org\/diseases-and-conditions\/pulmonary-hypertension\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulmonary Hypertension"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-focused-ultrasound-therapy-nbsp\">Focused Ultrasound Therapy&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Focused ultrasound is a rapidly evolving, therapeutic technology that could transform the quality of life and decrease the cost of care for patients novel technology focuses beams of ultrasound energy precisely and accurately on targets deep in the body without damaging surrounding normal tissue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How it Works<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Where the beams converge, focused ultrasound produces a neuromodulatory effect on the splenic tissue, resulting in significant reductions (25-30%) in the pulmonary hypertension numbers compared to the animal controls.&nbsp; While significant work has been accomplished, there is still much to be done before this technology will be widely available.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary options for treatment of pulmonary hypertension include medication, but the side effects of these drugs can also be limiting in its effectiveness.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For certain patients, focused ultrasound could provide a more effective and lower cost alternative to conventional therapy.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Advantages<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Focused ultrasound is non-invasive, so it does not carry added concerns like surgical wound healing or infection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Focused ultrasound can reach the desired target without damaging surrounding tissue.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It can be repeated, if necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-clinical-trials\">Clinical Trials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the present time, there are no clinical trials recruiting patients for focused ultrasound treatment of pulmonary hypertension.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Foundation updates these pages regularly, but with the increasing number of clinical trials, we want to be sure that our audience has the latest information available. Therefore, we also added the website search information for the above trials. If you click\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=%28%22focused+ultrasound%22+OR+HIFU%29+and+%22pulmonary+hypertension%22&amp;sort=date%22%20\\t%20%22_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>, it will take you to the latest information available from\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicaltrials.gov\/%22%20\/t%20%22_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.clinicaltrials.gov\/<\/strong><\/a>.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-regulatory-and-reimbursement\">Regulatory and Reimbursement <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Focused ultrasound treatment for pulmonary hypertension is not yet approved by regulatory bodies or covered by medical insurance companies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-notable-papers\">Notable Papers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rafikova O, James J, Kudryashova TV. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/38900858\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>EnFUSiasm for\u202fHealing: Ultrasound Neuromodulation in\u202fPAH<\/strong>.<\/a> Circ Res. 2024 Jun 21;135(1):57-59. doi: 10.1161\/CIRCRESAHA.124.324791. Epub 2024 Jun 20. PMID:\u202f38900858\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zafeiropoulos S, Ahmed U, Bekiaridou A, Jayaprakash N, Mughrabi IT, Saleknezhad N, Chadwick C, Daytz A, Kurata-Sato I, Atish-Fregoso Y, Carroll K, Al-Abed Y, Fudim M, Puleo C, Giannakoulas G, Nicolls M, Diamond B, Zanos S. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/38712557\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong>Ultrasound Neuromodulation of an Anti-Inflammatory Pathway at the Spleen Improves Experimental Pulmonary Hypertension<\/strong><\/a>. Circ Res. 2024 May 7. doi: 10.1161\/CIRCRESAHA.123.323679. 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