Adult Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease: Association with exercise-induced pulmonary hypertension and right ventricle adaptation over time: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease and exercise pulmonary hypertension

Rosalinda Madonna, Mattia Alberti, Filippo Biondi, Riccardo Morganti, Roberto Badagliacca, Carmine Dario Vizza, Raffaele De CaterinaPisa University Hospital and University of Pisa. Sapienza University.Italy European Journal of Internal MedicineEur J Intern Med 2023; DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.11.021 AbstractBackground and aim: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease (CTEPD) is a progressive condition caused by fibrotic thrombi and vascular remodeling in the pulmonary […]

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Serum vascular endothelial growth factor is a potential biomarker for acute mountain sickness

Nasenien Nourkami-Tutdibi, Jennifer Küllmer, Sven Dietrich, Dominik Monz, Michael Zemlin, Erol TutdibiSaarland University Medical Center and Hospital for General Pediatrics and Neonatology.Germany Frontiers in PhysiologyFront Physiol 2023; 14:DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1083808 AbstractBackground: Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is the most common disease caused by hypobaric hypoxia (HH) in high-altitude (HA) associated with high mortality when progressing to high-altitude pulmonary edema

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An Unusual Etiology of Severe Right Heart Failure Deserving of Wider Recognition

Woosun Kang, Yu Zong, Dhruvil Ashishkumar Patel, Tushar Mishra, Luis AfonsoWayne State University. University of Chicago.United States Journal of the American College of Cardiology Case ReportsJACC Case Rep 2024; 29:DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102222 AbstractA previously healthy 31-year-old man presented with worsening shortness of breath and a petechial rash. Echocardiography showed severe right-sided heart failure with midsystolic notching of

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Health-Related Quality of Life Across the Spectrum of Pulmonary Hypertension

Aparna Balasubramanian, Brett Larive, Evelyn M. Horn, Hiliary M. DuBrock, Reena Mehra, Miriam Jacob, Anna R. Hemnes, Jane A. Leopold, Milena K. Radeva, Nicholas S. Hill, Serpil C. Erzurum, Erika Berman-Rosenzweig, Robert Frantz, Franz P. Rischard, Gerald Beck, Paul M. Hassoun, Stephen C. Mathai, PVDOMICS Study GroupJohns Hopkins University. Cleveland Clinic. Weill Cornell Medicine. Mayo

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Cardiovascular complications of sickle cell disease: A primer for the general clinician

Chibuzo Ilonze, Gift C. Echefu, Alexandria L. Broadnax, Adedoyin Johnson, Aniekeme Etuk, Onyedika J. IlonzeUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham. University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Indiana University School of Medicine. Infirmary Health Thomas Hospital.United States Journal of the National Medical AssociationJ Natl Med Assoc 2023;DOI: 10.1016/j.jnma.2023.11.010 AbstractSickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common hereditary hemoglobinopathy

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Pulmonary vein stenosis assessed by three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography

Diana Anjo, Jose Alberto de Agustín, Jose Luis Rodrigo, Carlos Macaya, Leopoldo Perez de IslaSan Carlos University Hospital. Spain EchocardiographyEchocardiography 2014; 31: E68-E69DOI: 10.1111/echo.12413 AbstractWe report a case about a 43-year-old man admitted to hospital with progressive exertional dyspnea and hemoptysis. Two months before admission, he had undergone radiofrequency ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Subsequent investigation

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Images in cardiovascular disease. Pulmonary vein stenosis after lung transplantation successfully treated with stent implantation

Pablo Pazos-López, Miriam Piñeiro-Portela, Alberto Bouzas-Mosquera, Jesús Peteiro-Vázquez, Nicolás Vázquez-Gonzalez, Fernando Rueda-Nuñez, José Duro-Tacón, Ricardo Fernández-Prado, María José Martínez-Sapiña, Alfonso Castro-BeirasComplejo Universitario A Coruña.Spain CirculationCirculation 2010; 122: 2745-2747DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.973370 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategorySegmental Pulmonary Venous Disease. Without a Focus on Pulmonary HypertensionSurgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease Age Focus: Adult Pulmonary Vascular Disease Fresh or Filed Publication: Filed (PHiled). Greater than 1-2 years since publication Article Access Free PDF File or Full

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Obstructed Supramitral Inflow: Cor Triatriatum Sinister Presentation in Adulthood

Sara Medellin, Nelson Burbano-Vera, Andrej AlfirevicCleveland Clinic FoundationUnited States Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular AnesthesiaJ Cardiothorac Vasc Surg 2023; DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2023.11.006 AbstractCor triatriatum is a rare congenital heart defect that occurs when a fibromuscular membrane divides the atrium into two chambers, which may impair blood flow to the ventricle. When it does, the symptoms usually manifest

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Pulmonary venous dilatation in pulmonary veno-occlusive disease

Ali Massumi, Larry Woods, Charles E. Mullins, William K. Nasser, Robert J. HallTexas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.United States American Journal of CardiologyAm J Cardiol 1981; 48: 585-958.DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(81)90092-8 AbstractA case of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease in an adult is presented. The diagnosis was suspected clinically and verified at cardiac catheterization. Balloon dilatation of the

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Pregnancy and delivery after percutaneous embolization with a combination of microvascular plugs and hydrogel-coated coils for unilateral diffuse pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: a case report

Kayo Ogino, Tomohiro Hayashi, Kenji Waki, Masanobu OhyaKurashiki Central Hospital.Japan European Heart Journal Case ReportsEur Heart J Case Rep 2023; 7:DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytad468 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) are abnormal communications between the pulmonary arteries and veins; right-to-left shunts can cause hypoxaemia, emboli to systemic circulation, and brain abscesses. Cyanosis during pregnancy may increase the probability of premature

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