Pulmonary-artery catheterization aids the diagnosis and management of numerous cardiovascular illnesses. This video demonstrates the insertion of a pulmonary-artery catheter.

This review details our present knowledge of the anatomy and electrophysiology of the PVs and how they relate to the left atrium.

A saddle pulmonary embolism (PE) is a rare kind of PE, named for its position in the lungs. Every type of PE needs urgent medical treatment. Learn more about the causes, risk factors, treatments ...

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD The posterior communicating artery (PCOM) is a part of a group of arteries in the brain known as the circle of Willis. The artery connects the internal ...

We report a case of a premature neonate with symptomatic pulmonary artery thrombus treated with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator who survived without bleeding complications.

AbstractPeripheral pulmonary artery stenosis (PPAS) is an underrecognized condition in the adult population. PPAS can lead to pulmonary hypertension but is likely misdiagnosed as either idiopathic ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MDMedically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Arteries are blood vessels in the body that carry blood away from the heart and throughout the body. There are ...

The cardiovascular system is made up of three main parts - the heart, the blood vessels and the blood that flows through them. Part of Physical Education Applied anatomy and physiology ...

Evaluation of an engineered vascular graft exhibiting somatic growth in lambs to model repair of absent pulmonary artery branch ...

3.1 Telemetric adjustable pulmonary artery banding is mainly used in infants with multiple or single ventricular septal defects and those needing left ventricular retraining for congenitally corrected ...

Pulmonary artery pressure monitoring systems use sensors to collect data on pulmonary artery pressure in people with chronic heart failure to allow for ongoing remote monitoring. A pulmonary artery ...