A child’s blood pressure may be influenced by exposure to air pollution before and shortly after birth, according to a new study from the NIH-funded Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes ...

A MINIMALLY invasive alternative is reshaping care after pulmonary artery banding, with new findings showing that catheter based debanding can safely relieve pressure overload in infants. Clinicians ...

PH develops when chronic pulmonary vascular stress (e.g., increased pulmonary blood flow or pulmonary pressure, hypoxia, pulmonary vascular obstruction, primary endothelial dysfunction) leads to ...

OBJECTIVE: Vascular endothelial growth factor is a signaling protein created by cells performing important bodily functions. Vascular endothelial growth factor is abundant in the lung, and plasma ...

Introduction: In patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), monitoring pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) and assessing right ventricular (RV) function is crucial for ...

Institute of Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy Background and aims: Pulmonary and/or peripheral venous congestion defines the clinical diagnosis of acute heart failure (AHF).

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Cuff-based blood pressure monitors (the 'gold standard') can underestimate systolic pressure, meaning many cases of high blood pressure may go undetected. A new physical model using realistic artery ...

Background: Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a severe and life-threatening disease characterized by a progressive increase in pulmonary vascular resistance. Catheter-based pulmonary artery ...