Pulmonary hypertension (PH) has a high mortality rate if untreated. Unfortunately, the disease is not consistently diagnosed or treated across the United States. To improve the diagnosis and care of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The model combines demographic, chest X-ray, electrocardiogram and transthoracic echocardiography data. The ...

In a single-center, retrospective analysis, echocardiography demonstrated low sensitivity but high specificity for diagnosing pulmonary hypertension (PH) in advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has increasing numbers of doctors caring for patients virtually. While critical to protecting patient health during a pandemic, however, virtual care presents unique challenges, ...

Researchers in China report that a simple heart ultrasound measure of left ventricular underfilling is a valuable prognostic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers have developed an automated algorithm that can calculate a patient’s virtual echocardiography ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Vallerie McLaughlin, MD: Hello. I'm Dr Vallerie McLaughlin, the Kim A. Eagle Endowed Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Michigan in ...

Early diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension improves five-year survival by 42%, compared with delayed diagnosis, a ...

Although contrast agents have an essential role in non-invasive imaging techniques, potential side effects limit their use. For example, both low- and iso-osmolar iodinated contrast media used in ...

High blood pressure can indirectly cause shortness of breath by forcing the heart to work harder, which may lead to cardiovascular issues. Pulmonary hypertension, a specific type of high blood ...