Benzinga | Aug 31, 2020 08:33AM EDT

Tenax Announces That Late-Breaking Results From HELP Study Have Been Accepted For Presentation At Heart Failure Society Of America (HFSA) Annual Scientific Meeting

* HELP Study results, evaluating levosimendan in patients with Pulmonary Hypertension and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (PH-HFpEF), will be presented during a Late-Breaking Clinical Trial session during the HFSA Annual Scientific Meeting

MORRISVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TENX), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on identifying, developing and commercializing products for the critical care market, today announced that detailed results from the Phase 2 HELP Study of levosimendan in PH-HFpEF have been accepted for presentation as a Late-Breaking Clinical Trial at this year's Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) Annual Scientific Meeting to be held September 30, 2020-October 6, 2020.

The HELP Study (Hemodynamic Evaluation of Levosimendan in PH-HFpEF) was a multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 clinical trial designed to evaluate levosimendan in 36 patients with pulmonary hypertension and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (PH-HFpEF). Endpoints in the trial evaluated various invasive hemodynamic and clinical measures including a 6-minute walk test.

Detailed results of the HELP Study will be presented as a late-breaking oral abstract by Dr. Barry Borlaug, Chair for Research, Division of Circulatory Failure, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Mayo Clinic and a member of the HELP Study Steering Committee.

Tenax CEO Anthony DiTonno stated "We are very excited to have the HELP Study results accepted for presentation as a late-breaking abstract at the HFSA Annual Meeting. The positive results of the HELP Study represent a major milestone for Tenax and our development of levosimendan for the treatment of patients suffering from this debilitating illness. Based on feedback from our advisors, we believe the results may represent a potential breakthrough in the treatment of PH-HFpEF patients, and we look forward to having the detailed trial results presented at this major scientific forum."