THE pulmonary circulation is of paramount importance in failure of the heart. The presence of dyspnea, orthopnea and hemoptysis and a diminution in vital capacity imply a profound change in the ...

André La Gerche 1,2, Timothy Roberts 1, Guido Claessen 2, The response of the pulmonary circulation and right ventricle to exercise: exercise-induced right ventricular dysfunction and structural ...

The term ‘pulmonary’ refers to the lungs and ‘atresia’ means missing, so pulmonary atresia is a congenital heart defect in which the pulmonary valve of the infant is missing. The pulmonary ...

A pulmonary arteriovenous malformation is an abnormal connection between an artery and a vein within the lungs that allows deoxygenated venous blood to pass directly into the system circulation.

A new American Heart Association scientific statement suggests surgery be considered for more people with high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE). The statement, published today in the American Heart ...

The significance of elevated pulmonary arterial pressure is that it increases impedance to right ventricular ejection. This increased afterload, if severe or unrelieved, leads to right heart failure.

Mammals have bipartite blood circulation, i.e. pulmonary and systemic circulation. The heart is also divided: each circulatory system has an atrium and a ventricle, with the left and right halves of ...

Pulmonary and peripheral oedema are fundamental features of heart failure; however, clinical data for optimal management of these conditions are lacking. In this Review, Clark and Cleland describe ...

In an analysis of the National Inpatient Sample, Jain and colleagues evaluated 6 million hospitalizations of patients with pulmonary heart disease and diseases of pulmonary circulation (as for ...

Pulmonary hypertension is frequently associated with left-sided heart disease. Patients with this condition have a poor outcome, and few therapeutic strategies are available. In this Review, Drs ...

Research Opportunities Our Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension and Cardiology ICU program works closely with the UAB Comprehensive Cardiovascular Center to foster multi-disciplinary and ...