A new endovascular catheter, recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is paving the way to more effective and safe treatment for acute pulmonary embolism. Already shown to be ...

New findings reveal pulmonary arterial hypertension may affect the brain early. Learn how inflammation and cognitive decline ...

In patients with post- and precapillary pulmonary hypertension and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, ...

Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy is a surgery used to treat chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. It’s the treatment of choice for this condition. Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A pulmonary artery sensor for patients with heart failure beat performance goals related to clinical outcomes.

A new editorial published in Comprehensive Physiology underscores the critical importance of understanding heart-lung interactions in pulmonary vascular disease (PVD). Tim Lahm, MD, a pulmonologist ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a type of high blood pressure in the arteries in your lungs. It happens when these arteries become narrow or blocked, making it harder for blood to flow ...

Patients suffering from long COVID may exhibit persistent inflammation in the heart and lungs for up to a year following SARS-CoV-2 infection—even when standard medical tests return normal ...

Patients who have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and high blood pressure in the lungs (pulmonary ...

A subsegmental pulmonary embolism is a blood clot located on a distal, or distant and less central, branch of the pulmonary arteries. Treatment can depend on symptoms and risk factors. A subsegmental ...

Pulmonary atresia is a congential condition (a condition present at birth) that affects a newborn’s heart. It limits blood flow from the heart to the lungs. A baby with this condition may need surgery ...