S L E is a chronic multisystem autoimmune disease in which cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of mortality, with a ...

ET indicates endothelin; ETA, endothelin type A; IP, prostaglandin I2; NO, nitric oxide; PAH, pulmonary arterial hypertension; PDE-5, phosphodiesterase type 5; and sGC, soluble guanylate cyclase.

One well-researched COPD consequence is RHF. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) develops in COPD patients as a result of systemic inflammation and chronic hypoxia. PH leads to right ventricular hypertrophy, ...

but it seems that micronutrient deficiency could be a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension. Relatively frequent in developing countries and mostly in infants, thiamine deficiency should not be ...

A 27-year-old woman had had hypertension during her first pregnancy. She had received a diagnosis of preeclampsia in the third trimester.… Each interactive case presents an evolving patient ...

A new molecular imaging technique— 18 F-FAPI PET—can detect the first signs of tissue remodeling in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), providing physicians with an early ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pulmonary fibrosis (also called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF) are both serious lifelong diseases that make it hard for you to breathe.