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Pulmonary hypertension in left heart disease [PDF]
Archives of Medical Science, 2018 Pulmonary hypertension in left heart disease (PH-LHD) is the most prevalent form of PH. It is classified as group 2 PH as per WHO classification. As the prevalence of left heart disease such as congestive heart failure is increasing, the number of ...
Pratishtha Mehra +6 more
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Pulmonary Diseases and the Heart [PDF]
Circulation, 2007 The complex nature of interactions between the pulmonary and cardiovascular systems is becoming increasingly appreciated. Pulmonary vascular abnormalities are frequently present in patients with respiratory disorders, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis, neuromuscular or chest wall disorders, and ...
MeiLan K Han, Gerard J Criner
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Congenital Heart Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension [PDF]
Heart Failure Clinics, 2012 Many patients with congenital heart disease and systemic-to-pulmonary shunts develop pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), particularly if the cardiac defect is left unrepaired. A persistent increase in pulmonary blood flow may lead to obstructive arteriopathy and increased pulmonary vascular resistance, a condition that can lead to reversal of shunt ...
Gupta, Vedant +2 more
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Adults with congenital heart disease: the patients' perspective. [PDF]
Over the last 50 years technical and other advances have resulted in more than 90% of children born with congenital heart disease (CHD) surviving and reaching adulthood.
Lyon, Joy E.
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Life, 2023 Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension (PH) have gradually improved the disease course. This retrospective cohort study aims to explore the diagnostic hemodynamic profile and survival of PH patients and their temporal changes ...
Georgios E. Papadopoulos +12 more
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European Journal of Medical Research, 2023 The etiology of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is complex, especially the investigation of rare pathogeny is difficult. Congenital portosystemic venous shunt (CPSS) is a rare congenital anomaly in which the portal blood completely or partially ...
Yunyan Li +5 more
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Cardiothoracic imaging findings of Proteus syndrome
Scientific Reports, 2021 In this work, we sought to delineate the prevalence of cardiothoracic imaging findings of Proteus syndrome in a large cohort at our institution. Of 53 individuals with a confirmed diagnosis of Proteus syndrome at our institution from 10/2001 to 10/2019 ...
S. Mojdeh Mirmomen +6 more
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Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2022 Background. Following COVID-19, patients often present with ongoing symptoms comparable to chronic fatigue and subjective deterioration of exercise capacity (EC), which has been recently described as postacute COVID-19 syndrome. Objective.
Georg Evers +11 more
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Pulmonary Hypertension in Congenital Heart Disease [PDF]
Future Cardiology, 2018 Pulmonary hypertension is defined as a mean pulmonary arterial pressure ≥25 mmHg. We focus on its relevance in congenital heart disease, reviewing pathophysiology, diagnosis and management. Pulmonary hypertension is a relatively common complication of congenital heart disease, with adult prevalence between 5 and 10%.
Pascall, Emma, Tulloh, Robert M.R.
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Pulmonary capillary recruitment and distention in mammalian lungs: species similarities
European Respiratory Review, 2022 Pulmonary arterial pressure rises minimally during exercise. The pulmonary microcirculation accommodates increasing blood flow via recruitment of pulmonary capillaries and, at higher flows, by distention of already perfused capillaries.
David Langleben +4 more
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