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Pulmonary artery sarcoma with mediastinal metastasis: a case report [PDF]
Frontiers in OncologyWe report a 67-year-old man presenting with a 9-month history of intermittent cough and chest pain. Dual-energy CT (DECT) demonstrated: (1) continuous filling defects extending from the main pulmonary artery through the right pulmonary artery into ...
Jin Cai +6 more
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Pulmonary artery compliance is associated with mortality but lacks predictive utility [PDF]
JHLT OpenBackground: Pulmonary artery compliance has physiologic appeal in pulmonary hypertension, but its clinical relevance remains in question. Methods: Adults undergoing right heart catheterization 2005–2019 at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center were ...
Jacqueline T. DesJardin, MD, MAS +5 more
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A rare pair: two cases of clinically isolated pulmonary artery aneurysm [PDF]
Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular DiseasePulmonary artery aneurysms (PAAs) are a rare pathology with potentially devastating consequences. In this case series, we describe two cases of clinically isolated pulmonary arteritis and concisely review the literature surrounding this new clinical ...
Donovan Cassidy-Nolan +5 more
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PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION [PDF]
Annals of Medicine, 2006 Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a disease of the small pulmonary arteries characterized by vascular narrowing and increased pulmonary vascular resistance, which eventually leads to right ventricular failure. Vasoconstriction, vascular proliferation, remodeling of the pulmonary vessels, and thrombosis are all contributing factors to the increased ...
Azad, Raiesdana, Joseph, Loscalzo
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Einstein (São Paulo), 2021 Objective To examine the accuracy of a pulmonary hypertension screening strategy based on a combination of echocardiographic data and tomographic measurements (pulmonary artery diameter and pulmonary artery diameter to ascending aorta diameter ratio) in
Luiza Helena Degani-Costa +5 more
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Pulmonary artery denervation for pulmonary arterial hypertension
Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021 Pulmonary arterial hypertension remains a progressive, life-limiting disease despite optimal medical therapy. Pulmonary artery denervation has arisen as a novel intervention in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension, and other forms of pulmonary hypertension, with the aim of reducing the sympathetic activity of the pulmonary circulation.
Constantine, A, Dimopoulos, K
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11,12-EET stimulates the association of BK channel α and β(1) subunits in mitochondria to induce pulmonary vasoconstriction [PDF]
, 2012 In the systemic circulation, 11,12-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (11,12-EET) elicits nitric oxide (NO)- and prostacyclin-independent vascular relaxation, partially through the activation of large conductance Ca2+-activated potassium (BK) channels. However, in
Daiber, Andreas +6 more
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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021 Bronchial artery-pulmonary artery fistula secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis is an important cause of hemoptysis in adults, but it's relatively rare in children.
Huihui Zhu +5 more
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Echogenic Mass Lesion within the Main Pulmonary Artery in a Neonate [PDF]
Neonatal Medicine, 2020 Here we present a rare case of pulmonary arterial thrombosis associated with a ductus arteriosus aneurysm that caused severe pulmonary stenosis. A 5-day-old newborn was admitted to our hospital for the evaluation of an intracardiac mass-like lesion found
Lae-Eun Jeong +6 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021 Background Unilateral pulmonary artery discontinuity is a rare malformation that is associated with other intracardiac abnormalities. Cases accompanied by other cardiac abnormalities are often missed on prenatal echocardiography.
Hyun-Hwa Cha +2 more
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