Diagram illustrating the study design. NVC, nailfold videocapillaroscopy; PAH, pulmonary arterial hypertension ... Of the 20 identified patients with SLE-PAH, 2 died from non-SLE-related causes and 2 ...

with normal mean PA pressure being ≤20 mmHg and the need to rule out other causes of pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary arterial hypertension diagnosis requires comprehensive evaluation to ...

In a recent paper, researchers recommended prompt screening methods and management strategies for comorbidities that occur commonly in patients with COPD.

Many people with COPD have both. Emphysema slowly destroys air sacs in your lungs, interfering with blood flow. Bronchitis causes inflammation and narrowing of the bronchial tubes, which allows ...

1 Globally, women are also disproportionately affected by non-smoking causes of COPD, such as indoor air pollution from biomass fuels used for cooking and heating. 7 “They’re exposed daily ...

In view of the persuasive evidence that oxidative stress is important in the pathophysiology of COPD, erdosteine appears to be a logical approach to therapy. At least half of smokers will develop ...

Among the recognised Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease types is emphysema, a condition where the destruction of tiny air sacs in the lungs impairs oxygen exchange and causes air to become ...

Nevertheless, radiologists try to make their contribution, fully aware of numerous uncertainties in general knowledge of the pathophysiology and clinical aspects of pulmonary embolism, and without ...

In 15 patients with definite angiographic evidence of embolism involving both lungs, and treated with heparin or venous ligation or both, sequential studies showed only minimal angiographic and ...

1. Clinical Practice Guidelines Group. Diagnosis and management of pulmonary arterial hypertension: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Chest 2004; 126(Suppl):1S 92S This statement ...

Breathing in and out causes these air sacs to expand and deflate. Breathing out is usually an involuntary response, as the alveoli contract to force air out. However, conditions such as COPD ...