If you're quickly ascending in altitude, your body may have trouble absorbing oxygen, which can lead to hypertension and ...

In the initial stages, symptoms of pulmonary hypertension are often mild or similar to symptoms of other conditions. As the ...

End-stage COPD is the most severe stage of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. During this stage, symptoms worsen, and a flare could become life threatening. Chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a chronic, life-threatening condition involving high blood pressure in the arteries of the ...

DURING the past decade many aspects of the pathophysiology of pulmonary heart failure have been extensively studied. However, very little attention has been paid to prognosis, once the peripheral ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a common complication of systemic sclerosis, carries a very severe prognosis and is one of the leading causes of death in patients who suffer from it.

Rising blood levels of inflammatory marker neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio are linked to poorer outcomes with chronic kidney ...

Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and cardiovascular comorbidities may benefit from the use of inhaled or oral ...

I was diagnosed with COPD last year after struggling with multiple symptoms. I quit smoking over 10 years ago, but I’m dealing with the effects of it ...