Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a rare, life-threatening disease that affects the pulmonary arteries, the lungs, and the heart. Patients who suffer from the disease have narrow and obstructed pulmonary ...

Sarcoidosis occurs most often in the lungs and lymph nodes. But it can occur in almost any organ. Sarcoidosis in the lungs is called pulmonary sarcoidosis. Some people have this disease along with ...

Spain cDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA dCenter for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA eSection ...

We compared the time-dependent changes in the contrast agent density of the left coronary artery between the normal rats (n = 9) and diabetic rat (n= 7 ) using Hitachi micro-angio tracking program.

The 4 heart valves include the following: Tricuspid valve. Located between the right atrium and the right ventricle. Pulmonary valve. Located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery.

Background Owing to discrepancies in methodologies and how idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is diagnosed it is challenging to establish a consistent understanding of the disease burden In the UK, ...

imperial.ac.uk Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) are structurally abnormal vascular communications that provide a continuous right-to-left shunt between pulmonary arteries and veins. Their ...

Pulmonary edema, sometimes called "wet lung," is a serious medical condition in which the air sacs of the lung (alveoli) fill with fluid, making breathing difficult. Symptoms include shortness of ...

Objective Earlier detection of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a leading cause of death in systemic sclerosis (SSc), facilitates earlier treatment. The objective of this study was to develop ...

Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is characterized by scarring, or fibrosis, in the lungs. Scar tissue development can interfere with the lungs’ ability to deliver oxygen to the bloodstream, as well as with ...

Hammond-Henry Hospital has a Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center where they can determine the cause and treat it. Brandi Catton is a respiratory therapist and explains the types of ...

Patients with pulmonary fibrosis (PF) and pulmonary hypertension (PH) have superior transplant-free survival outcomes if they receive pulmonary vasodilator therapy in combination with antifibrotic ...