Long-standing aorto-pulmonary shunting in PDA can lead to pulmonary hypertension and left ventricular dysfunction over time. Transcatheter occlusion has become a well-established alternative to ...

FAPI PET—can detect the first signs of tissue remodeling in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), providing ...

Exercise PH — measured by the mPAP/CO slope — may predict survival in patients with normal or mildly elevated pulmonary arterial pressure.

Sepsis-induced acidosis and hypoxemia can increase pulmonary artery pressure, prolonging the patency of the ductus arteriosus (PDA). [16] The murmur associated with a PDA is best heard at the ...

Cite this: Current Controversies in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm ... which is actually pulmonary blood flow, whereas RV output is measuring systemic blood ...

This difference becomes clear in pulmonary hypertension, in which only the lungs' blood vessels stiffen progressively, leading ... Researchers Identify Over 2,000 Genetic Signals Linked to Blood ...

Among patients with COPD who experienced an exacerbation, the risk for cardiovascular events was highest in the following 2 weeks and stayed elevated more than 1 year after, according to study results ...

A possibly more precise risk model showed Adempas helped PAH patients at intermediate risk of death arrive at more favorable ...

Hypertension is high blood pressure. It is generally defined in adults as systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 140mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 90mmHg ...

The dosing regimen for Winrevair is optimal for balancing safety and effectiveness in adults with PAH, according to clinical ...

Correspondence to British Thoracic Society, 17, Doughty Street, London WC1N 2PL, UK; bts{at}brit-thoracic.org.uk and Dr Charlotte E Bolton, Nottingham Respiratory Research Unit, University of ...

Blood pressure and heart rate (pulse) are two important vital signs measured during a healthcare visit. Blood pressure (BP) is a measure of the force of blood on the blood vessel walls. Blood vessels ...