Coronary computed tomography angiograms in a 66-year-old man, showing multiple filling defects (arrows) in the left arterial pulmonary circulation, with a main lesion at the level of the left ...

A 5-year-old boy with a neuroblastoma developed PAH after receiving a high dose of chemotherapy to prepare for a stem cell transplant.

A heart ultrasound measure called tricuspid regurgitation could show risk, especially in those considered low risk, based on ...

Spirometry is the most common type of pulmonary test; however, other commonly employed pulmonary function tests include lung volume measurement, lung diffusion capacity, and oxygen level tests.

Pulmonary vascular disease is the medical term for disease affecting the blood vessels leading to or from the lungs. Most forms of pulmonary vascular disease cause shortness of breath.

Pulmonary function tests check the lungs for issues including asthma, allergies, and bronchitis. Learn more about what pulmonary functions tests are for, and how they work, here.

Types of pulmonary function tests used in COPD monitoring PFTs are of three basic types: spirometry, lung volumes, and lung diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO). 3 ...

We used multiple linear regression to analyze the association of pulmonary function (ie, FEV 1 and FVC) [with maneuvers performed in the sitting position] with overall adiposity markers (ie ...

RESULTS: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was diagnosed in 68 898 patients during the study period; 41.2% of patients received peridiagnostic pulmonary function testing. In adjusted analysis, ...

New study findings are indicating that having good pulmonary function at the time of diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) may improve survival. Drawing on data from more than 2000 ...