Differences in the Pulmonary Artery of People with Pulmonary Hypertension

Trial Objectives

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are two conditions that can cause increased blood pressure within the lungs. The differences between the two conditions on a cellular level are not well understood, and researchers are evaluating cell samples from people that are undergoing a right heart catheterization to learn more about these two diseases and improve future care.

This research study is helping scientists better understand the differences between PH and PAH, which may lead to new treatments, improved early detection of these diseases, and a better understanding of how these diseases progress.

People who are scheduled for a right heart catheterization will be asked at an appointment before their procedure if some of the cells that are collected during this procedure can be used for this research study. Cells from the volunteers will be compared to cells from others with PH and PAH, as well as people without either condition. Participants will only need one study visit to enroll in this trial before their procedure, and then will have one monitoring phone screen per year for three years.