Hypertension (high blood pressure) increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality. Learn how damage from ...

Data show people with pulmonary arterial hypertension tend to stay in the hospital longer and have higher medical bills.

New data identifies two key risk factors for high-altitude pulmonary edema, a leading cause of death on the mountain.

The FDA said to stop all use of Philips' Tack Endovascular System, which is under class I recall for user difficulties in ...

Medically reviewed by Femi Aremu, PharmD Altitude sickness refers to symptoms of low oxygen, which may happen at elevations ...

China has high hopes for its low-altitude economy. CNA’s Deborah Wong and Shan Guo, Partner and research economist at Hutong Research, discussed whether this could be a game-changer for the ...

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) results in increased right ventricular (RV) afterload, leading to RV dysfunction and failure. The mechanisms underlying maladaptive RV remodeling are poorly understood. In ...

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) can be challenging for healthcare professionals ... including the drug classes and specific drugs that make up these categories. PH is defined as high lung blood pressure ...

Respiratory diseases rank among the foremost causes of mortality and disability globally, with long-term exposure to environmental pollutants playing a critical role in their onset and progression.

But in high-altitude regions, the body shifts so that oxygen is not as easily delivered from the bloodstream to tissues. A left-shifting drug like HypoxyStat means the oxygen-binding abilities of red ...

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