Background Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is debilitating disease characterized by a progressive increase in pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) that leads to right ventricular (RV) failure and death.

Signs of acute respiratory failure include dizziness, shortness of breath, confusion, drowsiness, and a bluish discoloration of your lips, skin, or extremities. It can be life threatening and ...

Cardiomegaly is the enlargement of the heart muscle, referred to as cardiac hypertrophy. It develops when the muscle is placed under extreme stress due to injury, infection, hereditary defects, or ...

A RECENT study analysing data from the US Renal Data System (USRDS) has revealed a significant risk of pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) starting dialysis. The ...

New research highlights the promise of artificial intelligence (AI) for opportunistic screening of chronic liver disease (CLD) through routine echocardiography. “We hope that this algorithm ...

Pulmonary embolism is a common cause of cardiovascular-associated morbidity and mortality. Although pulmonary embolism affects individuals from all demographics, the incidence of pulmonary embolism is ...

All patients with acute heart failure, regardless of etiology, admitted to the University Medical Service of the New Haven Hospital between October 1, 1957, and May 1, 1958, were considered for ...

Background: Research on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)-assisted support for pulmonary embolism (PE) has been increasing, yet no systematic bibliometric analysis has been conducted. This ...

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