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Clinical and molecular genetic features of pulmonary hypertension in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
BACKGROUND: Most patients with familial primary pulmonary hypertension have defects in the gene for bone morphogenetic protein receptor II (BMPR2), a member of the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) superfamily of receptors. Because patients with
Alessandra Manes   +25 more
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Circulating choline levels are associated with prognoses in patients with pulmonary hypertension: a cohort study

open access: yesBMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2023
Backgrounds Mounting evidences have highlighted the association between metabolites and cardiovascular diseases. Our previous works have demonstrated that circulating metabolite, trimethylamine oxide, was associated with prognosis of patients with ...
Yicheng Yang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Non-invasive assessment of pulmonary vascular resistance in pulmonary hypertension: Current knowledge and future direction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Pulmonary Hypertension (PHT) is relatively common, dangerous and under-recognised. Pulmonary hypertension is not a diagnosis in itself; it is caused by a number of differing diseases each with different treatments and prognoses.
Hills, G   +4 more
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Transitioning intravenous epoprostenol to oral selexipag in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension: a case report

open access: yesESC Heart Failure, 2023
Intravenous (i.v.) prostacyclin is the cornerstone treatment in high‐risk pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients. Selexipag is an orally available prostacyclin receptor agonist.
André Alexandre   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Progress in the Metabolomics of Acute Coronary Syndrome

open access: yesReviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a severe type of coronary heart disease (CHD) with increasing prevalence and significant challenges for prevention and treatment.
Fu Zhang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Guidelines for pre-operative cardiac risk assessment and perioperative cardiac management in non-cardiac surgery : the Task Force for Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Perioperative Cardiac Management in Non-cardiac Surgery of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and endorsed by the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Non-cardiac surgery; Pre-operative cardiac risk assessment; Pre-operative cardiac testing; Pre-operative coronary artery revascularization; Perioperative cardiac management; Renal disease; Pulmonary disease; Neurological disease; Anaesthesiology; Post ...
Don Poldermans   +299 more
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A multiscale model of vascular function in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is caused by recurrent or unresolved pulmonary thromboemboli, leading to perfusion defects and increased arterial wave reflections. CTEPH treatment aims to reduce pulmonary arterial pressure and reestablish adequate lung perfusion, yet patients with distal lesions are inoperable by standard surgical
arxiv   +1 more source

The effect of adding inhaled corticosteroids to tiotropium and long-acting beta(2)-agonists for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Review) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
BackgroundLong-acting bronchodilators comprising long-acting beta(2)-agonists and the anticholinergic agent tiotropiumare commonly used, either on their own or in combination, for managing persistent symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...
Aaron   +32 more
core   +1 more source

Cavitary Legionella Pneumonia in AIDS: When Intracellular Immunity Failure Leads to Rapid Intrapulmonary Cavitation

open access: yesCase Reports in Pulmonology, 2021
Introduction. Legionella is a frequent cause of bacterial pneumonia in patients with AIDS. While multiple organisms have been associated with cavitary pneumonia in this population, Legionella has not. Clinical Case.
Richard Jesse Durrance   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nodular Sarcoidosis Masquerading as Cancer. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Nodular lung disease is a rare pulmonary manifestation of sarcoidosis and resembles metastatic neoplasm disease. Nodular sarcoidosis is rare, varying from 1.6% to 4% of patients with sarcoidosis.
Singh, Navneet K   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

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