Background Patients with single ventricles after bidirectional Glenn (BDG) are placed on ACE inhibitors (ACEIs) to reduce ...

In the last several years, there have been numerous advancements in the field of pulmonary hypertension as a whole, but there have been few changes in the management of children with pulmonary ...

A 51-year-old woman experienced a life-threatening pulmonary embolism, a massive blood clot in her lungs, following months of ...

A considerable amount of information describing the structural and functional characteristics of the pulmonary circulation during postnatal lung development exists. Features such as vascular ...

For patients navigating a cancer diagnosis, the focus is often understandably on treatments like chemotherapy, radiation or ...

With many pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients already taking Johnson & Johnson’s Opsumit (macitentan) or United Therapeutics' Adcirca (tadalafil), J&J has been pursuing a potential ...

How Does a VQ Scan Work? The VQ scan is a nuclear scan. It measures airflow, called ventilation, and blood flow, called perfusion, in your lungs. The V and Q make up a math equation that helps doctors ...

The shape of the heart cavities and the angle at which the pulmonary veins reach them are not always the same; rather, they vary according to the anatomical characteristics of each subject. Recently, ...

San Antonians carry more blood clot risk than the average American.