If you, or a loved one, suffers with a chronic lung disease, like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or pulmonary fibrosis, there is hope for rebuilding strength and enjoying a more full and ...

Researchers have analysed the effects of seven different hormone treatments for menopausal symptoms on the risk of blood ...

This condition often arises from the formation of a transient bronchovascular fistula, which can occur when a needle punctures the lung or accidentally breaches a pulmonary vein. In this report, we ...

It can be idiopathic, hereditary, or associated with predisposing diseases. CTEPH is an uncommon complication of pulmonary embolism (PE) defined by the presence of precapillary PH with angiographic ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a potentially life-threatening situation in which a blood clot becomes lodged in an artery of the lungs, causing the blockage of blood flow. As serious as PE is, its impact ...

(European Heart Journal) Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) therapy was better taken for 18 months rather than 6 months among patients with cancer and acute low-risk pulmonary embolism, according to a small ...

The history of pulmonary hypertension (PH) is rich in remarkable discoveries, Nobel prize winners, translational research, international collaboration, guidelines implementation, and patient ...

“My arms flew up, and that was when my heart stopped.” Christie had experienced an amniotic fluid embolism (AFE), a rare, but often deadly birth complication. Luckily, doctors immediately ...

Among them were gout, anal cancer, pulmonary embolism, appendicitis, and hyponatremia -- such that most would not ordinarily be expected from B-cell depletion or any other single drug effect.

When most people hear the word hypertension, they think of high blood pressure. While not as common as high blood pressure, pulmonary hypertension, which affects the lungs, can be harder to diagnose, ...