Isolated major aortopulmonary collateral as the sole pulmonary blood supply to an entire lung segment [PDF]
Congenital systemic-to-pulmonary collateral arteries or major aortopulmonary collaterals are associated with cyanotic congenital heart disease with decreased pulmonary blood flow.
Grady, R. Mark +2 more
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Interdisciplinary three-step strategy to treat aortic stenosis and coronary artery disease in a patient with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]
Background: Valvular aortic stenosis is a common disease in the elderly, often in multimorbid patients. It is often associated with coronary artery disease and peripheral artery disease.
Michel, Sebastian +6 more
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Under pressure: pulmonary hypertension associated with left heart disease. [PDF]
© ERS 2015.Pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with left heart disease (PH-LHD) is the most common type of PH, but its natural history is not well understood.
Farber, HW, Gibbs, S
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Pulmonary hypertension worsens outcome in left heart disease. Stiffening of the pulmonary artery may drive this pathology by increasing right ventricular dysfunction and lung vascular remodeling.
Mariya M. Kucherenko +19 more
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The use of Macitentan in Fontan circulation: a case report
Background The Fontan circulation, a result of a palliative procedure in patients with single systemic ventricles, is defined by chronically elevated pulmonary vascular resistance.
Polyvios Demetriades +4 more
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Left main bronchus compression due to main pulmonary artery dilatation in pulmonary hypertension: two case reports [PDF]
. Pulmonary arterial dilatation associated with pulmonary hypertension may result in significant compression of local structures. Left main coronary artery and left recurrent laryngeal nerve compression have been described.
Ariff, B +6 more
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Introduction. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular diseases (arterial hypertension, ischemic heart disease, chronic heart failure) are among the comorbid conditions that mutually aggravate each other.
N. V. Bagisheva +3 more
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Non-invasive assessment of pulmonary vascular resistance in pulmonary hypertension: Current knowledge and future direction [PDF]
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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Stem cell therapy in pulmonary hypertension: current practice and future opportunities
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a progressive disease characterised by elevated pulmonary arterial pressure and right-sided heart failure. While conventional drug therapies, including prostacyclin analogues, endothelin receptor antagonists and ...
Ruixuan Zheng +5 more
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Generalised anxiety disorder doubles risk of cardiovascular events in people with stable coronary heart disease [PDF]
Does generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) affect cardiovascular events associated with coronary heart disease (CHD)? Population: 1015 patients with stable coronary heart. Eligible patients had at least one of the following: history of myocardial infarction
Phillips, Anna C.
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