Rupert Swift, a brave, bold, clever, charismatic young man who embraced life to the full, developed high altitude pulmonary oedema and 3 months later, was diagnosed with functional class 3 pulmonary hypertension. 

Last year Sam, Max, and Harri completed the London Tough Mudder to raise money for the PVRI. After raising an incredible £3,742 which put them in the top three Tough Mudder fundraisers of 2023, they are back this year to compete again joined by Toby and Harrison. 

The PVRI joins the community of physicians, scientists, patients and their families in mourning Dr John Newman’s passing on the 20 February 2024. 

Our new logo, launched at the PVRI 2024 Congress in London, 31 January – 4 February, captured the hearts and minds of over 500 pulmonary hypertension experts, researchers, industry, charity partners, drug regulators, and patients from over 31 countries.

Applications are invited for a British Heart Foundation-funded position of Post-Doctoral Research Associate to investigate the complex process of systemic metabolic adaptation during the initiation and development of pulmonary hypertension (PH). 

Following a successful Presidency in the hands of Dr Kurt Stenmark, we are very proud to welcome Dr Anna Hemnes as our new President from the 3 February 2024.

Our esteemed patron Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub plans to attend our PVRI 2024 Annual Congress in London, where he will chair the COVID, Co-infections and Pulmonary Vascular Diseases session during the Infection in Pulmonary Vascular Disease (iPVD) Consortium pre-symposium. 

We are delighted to share with you our Trustee Report and Financial Statements for 2022. The report highlights our successes over 2022, such as our post-COVID Congress in Athens, where President Werner Seeger's committee curated an exceptional scientific programme, leaving a lasting impact.

We are delighted to announce that we are now accepting abstract submissions for our PVRI Annual Congress in London.

Debs Waller has amassed over 20 years of experience in the field of communications and digital marketing, primarily within the charity sector. She holds professional qualifications in internal communications, website development, and multimedia authoring. Through her career, Debs has managed two small businesses, one specializing in website designing and the other in childcare.