THE pulmonary circulation is of paramount importance in failure of the heart. The presence of dyspnea, orthopnea and hemoptysis and a diminution in vital capacity imply a profound change in the ...

Elevated pressures in the pulmonary circulation are due to left-sided heart diseases such as heart failure or valvular ...

Patients suffering from long COVID may exhibit persistent inflammation in the heart and lungs for up to a year following SARS-CoV-2 infection-even when standard medical tests return normal ...

veins carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart The pulmonary circuit transports blood to the lungs. The blood is oxygenated there and then carried back to the heart. Exchange of oxygen and ...

As a result, the right side of the heart has to pump harder to transport blood to the lungs and the blood pressure in the pulmonary circulation rises. The active ingredient sotatercept ...

The 18-meter walk test (18MWT) effectively evaluates disease severity and predicts clinical outcomes in pulmonary arterial ...

A pulmonary arteriovenous malformation is an abnormal connection between an artery and a vein within the lungs that allows deoxygenated venous blood to pass directly into the system circulation.

The most common ECG finding in the setting of a pulmonary embolism is sinus tachycardia. However, the “S1Q3T3” pattern of acute cor pulmonale is classic; this is termed the McGinn-White Sign.

This is caused by a pro-inflammatory state secondary to unresolved clot that results in pulmonary vessel remodeling. In time this leads to abnormally high pressure in your lungs and the development of ...