Adult Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Effects of altitude and exercise on pulmonary capillary integrity: evidence for subclinical high-altitude pulmonary edema

Marlowe W. Eldridge, Ruedi K. Braun, Ken Y. Yoneda, William F. WalbyUniversity of Wisconsin.United States Journal of Applied PhysiologyJ Appl Physiol 2006; 100: 972-980 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01048.2005 AbstractStrenuous exercise may be a significant contributing factor for development of high-altitude pulmonary edema, particularly at low or moderate altitudes. Thus we investigated the effects of heavy cycle ergometer exercise (90% […]

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Biomarkers of hypoxia, endothelial and circulatory dysfunction among climbers in Nepal with AMS and HAPE: a prospective case-control study

Kevin R. Barker, Andrea L. Conroy, Michael Hawkes, Holly Murphy, Prativa Pandey, Kevin C. KainUniversity of Toronto and University Health Network-Toronto General Hospital. University of Alberta. CIWEC Hospital and Travel Medicine Center. Canada and Nepal Journal of Travel MedicineJ Travel Med 2016; 23: DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taw005 AbstractBackground: The mechanisms underlying acute mountain sickness (AMS) and high-altitude pulmonary edema

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Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With Sickle Cell Disease and Schistosomiasis

Claudia Mickael, Jane C. Kabwe, Dara Fonseca Balladares, Annika S. Bai, Kevin Nolan, Michael H. Lee, Rahul Kumar, Joan F. Hilton, Joseph Phiri, Taonga Musonda, Katie Tuscan, Linda Sanders, Kurt R. Stenmark, Paul W. Buehler, Edford Sinkala, David C. Irwin, Sula Mazimba, Brian B. GrahamUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. National Heart Hospital Lusaka and

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Reversible pulmonary hypertension in a patient diagnosed with scurvy

Gregory Berra, Léon Genecand, Anais Juillet, Jean-François Deux, Paco Prada, Hajo Müller, Marco Roffi, Maurice BeghettiGeneva University Hospitals. Switzerland British Medical Journal Case ReportsBMJ Case Rep 2025; 18: DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2025-266143 AbstractThis case report describes a woman in her late 50s with reversible pulmonary hypertension (PH) due to scurvy, a rare vitamin C (ascorbic acid) deficiency in

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Secondary pulmonary hypertension in an adult patient with Ebstein anomaly post-atrial septal defect closure; can it be reversible? A case report

Ahmed Kheiwa, Vandad Saadat, Joseph Chung, Stephen Nageotte, Anees RazzoukLoma Linda University Medical Center. European Heart Journal Case ReportsEur Heart J Case Rep 2025; 9: DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytaf527 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary hypertension is often a difficult to diagnose condition, in particular in younger population of patients. Early diagnosis and treatment of this condition is crucial to prevent further morbidity

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American Lung Association Pulmonary Hypertension Roundtable: Executive Summary

Nicholas Andreas Kolaitis, Sandeep Sahay, Erika Berman Rosenzweig, Deborah Brown, Anna Hemnes, Elizabeth Joseloff, Joy Meyer, Karen A. Pescatore, Albert Rizzo, Namita Sood, Bev Stewart, Vallerie McLaughlin, Tim Williamson, James R. KlingerUniversity of Californian San Francisco School of Medicine. Houston Methodist Hospital. Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College. American Lung Association. Vanderbilt University. Pulmonary

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Pulmonary arterial hypertension increases the risk of female sexual dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Xiaoyu. Qiao, Danyan Su, Suyuan Qin, Lifeng Shang, Liu Luo, Yusheng PangFirst Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University and Pediatric Clinical Medical Research Center of Guangxi.China Journal of Sexual MedicineJ Sex Med 2025; DOI: 10.1093/jsxmed/qdaf294 AbstractBackground: An increasing body of research has investigated the sexual functioning status in women with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH); yet, the evidence

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Early portopulmonary hypertension predicts mortality in patients with cirrhosis: insights from the PORTO-DETECT cohort

Luis Téllez, Jesús Donate, Antonio Guerrero, Idoia Agulleiro Beraza, Diego San Martín, Edilmar Alvarado, Victor Echevarría, Ángela Puente, Javier Zamora, Susana Del Prado, Andrés Tenes, Guillem Balagué, Barbara Vidal, Cristina Geli, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez-Gandía, Anna Baiges, Anna Brujats, Daniel Lopéz-Herrera Rodríguez, Santiago Fernández-Gordón Sánchez, José Ignacio Fortea, Maria Jesús Del Cerro, Candid Villanueva, Juan Carlos

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Large Patent Ductus Arteriosus in an Adult With Severe Pulmonary Hypertension and Polycythemia: PDA With Severe Pulmonary Hypertension

Tyler L. Langenfeld, Maram Sati, Martin L. Bocks, Arpit K. AgarwalRainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital. United States Journal of the American College of CardiologyJACC Case Rep 2025; 30: DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.104677 AbstractBackground: Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is one of the most common cardiac abnormalities in children, but in rare cases it can go undiagnosed into adulthood until symptoms

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Cardio-Respiratory Complications in Adult Monozygotic Twins With Myhre Syndrome

Hyoungjun Sim, Forrest Wilke, Emily Hamburger, Charlie J. Sang 3rd, Clara HildebrandtUniversity of North Carolina. United States American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C Seminars in GeneticsAm J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 2025; DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.32150 AbstractMyhre syndrome is a rare connective tissue disorder characterized by skeletal, cardiopulmonary, dermatologic, neurocognitive changes, and a predisposition to

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