Panelists discuss how the pathophysiology of pulmonary arterial hypertension involves complex mechanisms across multiple genetic and treatment pathways, with over 20 identified genes and four major ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is more likely to conjure images of breathlessness rather than weak muscles, but can COPD also cause muscle weakness? Research seems to show a correlation.

Multiple studies suggest that the mechanisms of lung damage and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due to biomass smoke differ from COPD caused by smoking cigarettes. A review examined the ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of diseases that affect the lungs. The disease makes it difficult to breath and progressively gets worse. About 15 million Americans have been ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Vallerie McLaughlin, MD: Hello, and welcome to this podcast series. I'm Dr Vallerie McLaughlin, the Kim A. Eagle Endowed Professor of Cardiovascular ...