We previously reported on the partial prevention of experimental shunt-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) by the nonselective endothelin (ET) ET-A/ET-B receptor antagonist bosentan. As the ...

A patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) who received a modified Potts shunt exhibited improved quality of life and exercise capacity after 1 year. A case report published in ERJ Open ...

The characteristics of hepatopulmonary syndrome include an oxygen saturation < 80%, an increased alveolar-arterial gradient (> 15 mm Hg) while breathing room air, portal hypertension with or without ...

Among patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an arteriovenous (AV) shunt improves physiological parameters such as cardiac output and oxygen delivery but does not have a ...

Systemic to pulmonary arterial shunts are surgically created connections between the aorta and a pulmonary artery in children with cyanotic congenital heart disease, such as tetralogy of Fallot or ...

A patent foramen ovale has been observed in about 20 per cent of persons surveyed. 5 A similar proportion has been observed in this . . . From the Department of Medicine, Royal Hospital, Sheffield ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ANAHEIM, Calif. — A transcatheter interatrial shunt device reduced pulmonary capillary wedge pressure during ...

An 80-year-old man presented to his physician's office for evaluation of shortness of breath and fatigue four weeks after repair of a hiatal hernia. He reported a mild, nonproductive cough and ...

Echocardiograms and Doppler studies of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) were performed in 41 neonates less than 35 weeks gestational age with a hemodynamically significant PDA (hsPDA). This was a ...

There is a persistent lack of effective treatments for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), so in this study, investigators examined the impact of an atrial shunt among patients ...