Brandon May

Brandon May is a freelance medical writer and owner of May Medical Communications, LLC. He holds a BS in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Houston. Throughout his career, he has written over 700 medical news articles across several different therapeutic areas. In addition to covering the medical news, Brandon also creates content for continuing medical education providers, hospitals, and pharmaceutical and medical device companies across the globe.

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Pulmonary Hypertension

CTEPH Increases Risk for Sleep Disordered Breathing

Brandon May

June 14, 2018

Precapillary pulmonary hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea may be causative factors for central sleep apnea and pulmonary hypertension, respectively.

Pulmonary Hypertension

Arrhythmia Associated With Higher Mortality in Congenitial Heart Disease-Related PAH

Brandon May

June 8, 2018

Arrhythmia was a significant predictor of mortality in adult patients with congenital heart disease and pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Prevention

Smoking Cessation Rates in Acute Coronary Syndrome With Varenicline

Brandon May

April 9, 2018

Although varenicline was effective for short-term smoking cessation, more than half of the patients in the EVITA trial relapsed after 1 year.

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Pulmonary Hypertension

Pulmonary Hypertension Mortality Following Cardiac Catheterization

Brandon May

April 6, 2018

Patients with pulmonary hypertension have a high risk for adverse events during and following cardiac catheterization, but high case volume may help ameliorate this risk.