Inquest hears Derek O’Neill did not receive prescribed anticoagulants for blood clots which ultimately led to his death ...

Despite the global adoption of ventilation–perfusion SPECT as the standard for pulmonary embolism diagnosis, its use in the United States remains limited ... when CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) ...

Background Physicians treating acute pulmonary embolism (PE) are faced with difficult management decisions while specific guidance from recent guidelines may be absent. Methods Fourteen clinical ...

Background Pulmonary hypertension in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is indicative of a poor prognosis. Recent evidence suggests that tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), the cofactor of nitric oxide ...

The association between SBP and risk of cardiovascular events in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was investigated. Methods and analysis In this cohort study, 39 602 ...

Objectives The psychological effects of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) have scarcely been studied ... All patients alive at the beginning of March 2012, and with a PE diagnosis confirmed by CT ...

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension occurs in a proportion of patients with prior acute pulmonary embolism and is characterised by breathlessness, persistently raised pulmonary pressures and ...

Despite the poor outcomes related to the presence of pulmonary hypertension, it often goes undiagnosed in part because of low suspicion and screening tools not being easily accessible such as ...

and bedside echocardiography is suggested in hemodynamically unstable patients if CTPA is not feasible. After a definitive diagnosis is made, validated risk stratification tools (mostly the pulmonary ...

To study further the possible benefit of steroid treatment, we have investigated in a double-blind, controlled manner the effect of prednisone in 10 patients with severe pulmonary emphysema.

You may be given bronchodilator medication to increase airflow to your lungs. Your doctor may recommend pulmonary rehabilitation, a program designed to increase your awareness about your condition.

Opens in a new tab or window LOS ANGELES -- For surgeons already split on their preference of inhaled pulmonary vasodilator to prevent postoperative right ventricular (RV) failure, a shifting ...