Objectives Sympathetic crashing acute pulmonary oedema (SCAPE ... Our search followed PRISMA principles, and the flowchart in figure 1 depicts the search and screening procedures. We included ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) represents a complex disease with multifaceted pathophysiology involving over 20 identified genetic mutations that can contribute to disease development.

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 ...

1 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care ... an inflammatory process and mucus plugging of the airways. Inflammation causes fibrosis in the airways and loss of tissue adjacent to it.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The possible genetic causes of COPD are just now being explored as much younger populations are becoming diagnosed. The acronym COPD became an 'umbrella term' and encompassed all the various lung ...