Pulmonary-artery catheterization aids the diagnosis and management of numerous cardiovascular illnesses, including pulmonary hypertension, cardiogenic shock, mixed shock states, cardiac tamponade ...

CT scanning can usually detect a pulmonary embolism in a pulmonary artery. CT scans can also uncover problems affecting the lungs themselves. Ventilation/perfusion scan (V/Q scan): This nuclear ...

A pulmonary embolism is a blockage in the pulmonary artery that supplies blood to the lungs. The blockage, usually caused by a blood clot, impairs oxygenation of the blood and can damage the heart.

Engagement in daily pulmonary artery pressure readings may benefit patients with heart failure. Patients made lifestyle improvements and lowered pulmonary artery pressure, especially those above ...

What Is a Pulmonary Embolism? A pulmonary embolism (PE) happens when a blood clot suddenly blocks an artery that supplies blood to your lungs. Pulmonary embolism happens when a blood clot travels ...

We hypothesized that a computed tomographic (CT) metric of pulmonary vascular disease (pulmonary artery enlargement, as determined by a ratio of the diameter of the pulmonary artery to the ...

Portopulmonary hypertension is characterized by a mean pulmonary artery pressure > 25 mm Hg at rest or > 30 mm Hg with exercise, increased pulmonary vascular resistance (> 240 dynes/sec/cm-5), and ...

The objectives of this study were to establish the prevalence of pulmonary artery dilatation in Marfan syndrome using modern radiological methods and to correlate the diameter of the vessel with ...

Saddle pulmonary embolism describes a large blood clot that sits atop or “saddles” the main pulmonary artery where it divides and branches into the left and right lungs. It can cause breathing ...

A saddle pulmonary embolism is when a large blood clot gets stuck in the main pulmonary artery. It’s a type of pulmonary embolism (PE), which is a blockage in one of the arteries of the lungs.

The clot becomes lodged in a pulmonary (lung) artery and blocks the blood flow. A pulmonary embolism can be life-threatening and requires prompt medical treatment. Pulmonary embolisms generally have ...