The pulmonary artery begins at the base of the heart’s right ventricle. It is approximately 3 cm in diameter and 5 cm in length and it eventually divides into the left pulmonary artery and the right ...

Pulmonary-artery catheterization aids the diagnosis and management of numerous cardiovascular illnesses, including pulmonary hypertension, cardiogenic shock, mixed shock states, cardiac tamponade, and ...

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2012;10(12):1497-1516. Type I: A short pulmonary trunk originating from the TA gives rise to both ­pulmonary arteries. Type II: The pulmonary arteries off the truncus with ...

Backround A 40-year-old woman presented with dyspnea in the fifth month of pregnancy followed by a sudden onset of pleuritic chest pain 2 weeks postpartum. She was diagnosed as having pulmonary ...