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Pulmonary angiography, specifically the computed tomographic version, is the gold standard for diagnosing lung embolism.

PAH, or pulmonary hypertension, can leave someone breathless even after a short walk, but better drug combinations have ...

In the era of DOACs, risk for CTEPH following pulmonary embolism is affected by multiple factors, including gender and heart load.

Both sleep and physical activity are modifiable lifestyle factors that have the potential to reduce hypertension risk among adults.

Hypothyroidism has been recognized as a cause of secondary hypertension. Previous studies on the prevalence of hypertension in subjects with hypothyroidism have demonstrated elevated blood ...

People with pulmonary arterial hypertension and their physicians hardly ever agree on the severity of symptoms, a study shows ...

This is of particular concern since peripheral edema was one of the several criteria employed to reach the diagnosis of CHF ... although being prescribed for hypertension, may actually have ...

A panelist discusses how bronchiectasis involves a vicious cycle of airway damage, where neutrophilic inflammation leads to bronchial wall destruction and dilation, while explaining that diagnosis ...

Studies in the journal Circulation have found that people with stiffer arteries are at a higher risk of developing systolic hypertension, particularly if they have other risk factors like high ...

Although these and other criteria are widely used for their intended purpose, they continue to be used in the clinic, inappropriately, as diagnostic criteria for the individual patient. Classification ...