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A larger diameter of the main pulmonary artery predicts poorer outcomes in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients, a study found.

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CT scan-assessed high right ventricle-left ventricle ratio of the heart predicts major adverse cardiovascular events in PH ...

Pulmonary embolism is a common cause of cardiovascular-associated morbidity and mortality. Although pulmonary embolism ...

Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Cardiovascular Institute, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (W.J.v.G., J.J.S., G.M.J.W.v.T., W.A.H ...

Betsy Arakawa, a classical pianist and Gene Hackman's wife, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare virus transmitted by rodents. The disease can cause serious lung damage and has a high ...

The definition of progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) should integrate a combination of deteriorating lung function, worsening in appearance on high-resolution CT scan, and patient-reported symptoms.