The following is a summary of “Relevance of patient-centered actigraphy measures in pulmonary arterial hypertension and ...

Right heart failure is the most common cause of mortality in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.1 This includes chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), which through ...

Pulmonary angiography, specifically the computed tomographic version, is the gold standard for diagnosing lung embolism.

Chronic thromboembolism can provoke severe pulmonary hypertension if thrombi fail to undergo recanalization or lysis. This occurs in <1% of patients with thromboembolic disease. [12] ...

CT neck showed focal nodular thickening in the left false vocal cord and thrombus in the right main pulmonary artery. The subsequent CT pulmonary angiogram performed revealed right pulmonary ...

Physician researchers found 39 weeks of gestation is optimal for delivery in mothers with chronic hypertension. A collaborative study from physician researchers at the University of Cincinnati ...

In the era of DOACs, risk for CTEPH following pulmonary embolism is affected by multiple factors, including gender and heart load.

In a study published recently in the journal O&G Open, researchers found 39 weeks of gestation is optimal for delivery when chronic hypertension is a factor. Current recommendations advocate for ...

Chronic High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy ... This difference becomes clear in pulmonary hypertension, in which only the lungs' blood vessels stiffen progressively, leading ...

The subsequent CT pulmonary angiogram performed revealed right pulmonary thromboembolism and dilated main pulmonary artery which were treated with anticoagulants. There was a partial improvement of ...

She also reported chronic ... severe pulmonary hypertension. The pulmonary arteries are markedly enlarged and a large, organized filling defect consistent with chronic thromboembolism of the ...