Beta-blockers for the treatment of cardiovascular disease in COPD patients [PDF]
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have high rates of cardiovascular comorbidities, including hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and heart failure.
Kang, Veshudha
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Pathophysiology and diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease [PDF]
Pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease (PH-LHD) is the most common type of pulmonary hypertension, although an accurate prevalence is challenging.
Charalampopoulos, A.+7 more
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Pulmonary Fissure Segmentation in CT Images Based on ODoS Filter and Shape Features [PDF]
Priori knowledge of pulmonary anatomy plays a vital role in diagnosis of lung diseases. In CT images, pulmonary fissure segmentation is a formidable mission due to various of factors. To address the challenge, an useful approach based on ODoS filter and shape features is presented for pulmonary fissure segmentation.
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Impact of ischemic and valvular heart disease on atrial excitation [PDF]
Background--The influence of underlying heart disease or presence of atrial fibrillation (AF) on atrial excitation during sinus rhythm (SR) is unknown. We investigated atrial activation patterns and total activation times of the entire atrial epicardial ...
Bekkers, J.A. (Jos)+9 more
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A Physician Advisory System for Chronic Heart Failure Management Based on Knowledge Patterns [PDF]
Management of chronic diseases such as heart failure, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major problem in health care. A standard approach that the medical community has devised to manage widely prevalent chronic diseases such as chronic heart failure (CHF) is to have a committee of experts develop guidelines that all ...
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Cardiac sympathetic dysfunction in pulmonary arterial hypertension: Lesson from left-sided heart failure [PDF]
Sympathetic nervous system hyperactivity has a well-recognized role in the pathophysiology of heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction.
Bonaduce, Domenico+10 more
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Nitric oxide and pulmonary hypertension [PDF]
Pulmonary hypertension is a serious complication of a number of lung and heart diseases that is characterized by peripheral vascular structural remodeling and loss of vascular tone.
Adatia+84 more
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MS 103 Guide to Don Chapman, MD Papers [PDF]
The Don Chapman, MD papers contains digitalis research, Diodrast notes, electrolytes, edema congenital heart failure, echocardiograms, electrocardiograms, Eisenmengers complex and syndrome, EKG’s, pulmonary valvular stenosis, primary pulmonary ...
Chapman, Don, (1916-2007)
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Assessment of pulmonary artery pressure by echocardiography—A comprehensive review [PDF]
Pulmonary hypertension is a pathological haemodynamic condition defined as an increase in mean pulmonary arterial pressure ≥ 25mmHg at rest, assessed using gold standard investigation by right heart catheterisation.
Abbas+36 more
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Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Congenital Heart Disease [PDF]
This academic poster discusses pulmonary hypertension associated with congenital heart disease. This poster is based off research and uses information collected from other articles.
Rinehart, Sara M
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