Left main bronchus compression due to main pulmonary artery dilatation in pulmonary hypertension: two case reports.

abstract：:This manuscript on endpoints incorporates the broad experience of members of Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute's Innovative Drug Development Initiative as an open debate platform for academia, the pharmaceutical industry and regulatory experts surrounding the future design of clinical trials in pulmonary hypertens...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Sitbon O,Nikkho S,Benza R,Cq Deng C,W Farber H,Gomberg-Maitland M,Hassoun P,Meier C,Pepke-Zaba J,Prasad K,Seeger W,Corris PA

更新日期：2020-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhaled iloprost is an effective therapy for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH); however, some patients experience extended inhalation times when using the V10 formulation (10.0 µg/mL) to deliver a 5 -µg dose (at mouthpiece) and are at risk of incomplete inhalations and reduced inhalation frequency. V...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Richter MJ,Stollfuß B,Roitenberg A,Kleinjung F,Graeff V,Berghaus S,Müller C,Ghofrani HA

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) inhibition is an investigational therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension with promising results in experimental studies. The present work compared this approach with endothelin-receptor blockade and evaluated the effects of combined administration. Pulmonary arterial hypertensi...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Megalou AJ,Glava C,Vilaeti AD,Oikonomidis DL,Baltogiannis GG,Papalois A,Vlahos AP,Kolettis TM

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-grade albuminuria, determined by the urinary albumin to creatinine ratio, has been linked to systemic vascular dysfunction and is associated with cardiovascular mortality. Pulmonary arterial hypertension is related to mutations in the bone morphogenetic protein receptor type 2, pulmonary vascular dysfunction and i...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Nickel NP,de Jesus Perez VA,Zamanian RT,Fessel JP,Cogan JD,Hamid R,West JD,de Caestecker MP,Yang H,Austin ED

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinal vessel diameters have been associated with left ventricular morphology and function but their relationship with the right ventricle (RV) has not been studied. We hypothesized that wider retinal venules and narrower retinal arterioles are associated with RV morphology and function. RV end-diastolic mass (RVEDM)...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Chyou AC,Klein BEK,Klein R,Barr RG,Cotch MF,Praestgaard A,Wong TY,Lima J,Bluemke DA,Kawut S

更新日期：2018-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to evaluate the association between the presence of histologic chorioamnionitis (HC) and development of pulmonary hypertension (PH) during neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) stay. Data of preterm infants born at 32 weeks of gestation or less were reviewed. The development of PH and other respiratory outcomes...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Yum SK,Kim MS,Kwun Y,Moon CJ,Youn YA,Sung IK

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the impact of metabolic syndrome (MS) on right ventricular (RV) structure and function. We hypothesized that mice fed a Western diet (WD) would develop RV lipid accumulation and impaired RV function, which would be ameliorated with metformin. Male C57/Bl6 mice were fed a WD or standard rodent die...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Brittain EL,Talati M,Fortune N,Agrawal V,Meoli DF,West J,Hemnes AR

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Echocardiography, a non-invasive and cost-effective method for monitoring cardiac function, is commonly used for evaluation and pre-clinical diagnostics of pulmonary hypertension (PH). Previous echocardiographic studies in experimental models of PH are fragmentary in terms of the evaluation of right ventricle (RV) fun...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Zhu Z,Godana D,Li A,Rodriguez B,Gu C,Tang H,Minshall RD,Huang W,Chen J

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a complication of unresolved organised pulmonary emboli/thrombi obstructing the major pulmonary arteries. The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence and risk factors of CTEPH in a cohort with first venous thromboembolism (VTE). This was a population-bas...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Martinez C,Wallenhorst C,Teal S,Cohen AT,Peacock AJ

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid access to lung-derived cells from stable subjects is a major challenge in the pulmonary hypertension field, given the relative contraindication of lung biopsy. In these studies, we sought to demonstrate the importance of evaluating a cell type that actively participates in disease processes, as well as the poten...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Gaskill C,Marriott S,Pratap S,Menon S,Hedges LK,Fessel JP,Kropski JA,Ames D,Wheeler L,Loyd JE,Hemnes AR,Roop DR,Klemm DJ,Austin ED,Majka SM

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PH occurs alone or in association with many disorders. Many patients with transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) findings suggesting PH never receive additional evaluation. Patient characteristics and echocardiographic data associated with increased recognition of PH have not been fully evaluated. We evaluated TTE repor...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Kingrey JF,Panos RJ,Ying J,Meganathan K,Vandivier R,Elwing JM

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical guidelines for pulmonary hypertension recommend evaluating treatment response through various methods; however, electrocardiography (ECG) is not included as one of the methods of choice. We aimed to identify ECG parameters that correlated with prognosis in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). ...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Sato S,Ogawa A,Matsubara H

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a major complication of sickle cell disease (SCD). Low levels of apolipoprotein A1 (Apo-A1) have been implicated in the development of PAH in SCD. We speculate that lower levels of Apo-A1 are related to dysregulation of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway (UPP). Of 36 recruited pa...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Anjum F,Lazar J,Soh J,Albitar M,Gowda S,Hussain MM,Wadgaonkar R

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biological mechanisms behind the development of pulmonary hypertension in the setting of left heart failure (HF-PH), including combined pre- and post-capillary pulmonary hypertension (Cpc-PH), remains unclear. This study aimed to use candidate polymorphisms in nitric oxide synthase (NOS) genes to explore the role ...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Duarte JD,Kansal M,Desai AA,Riden K,Arwood MJ,Yacob AA,Stamos TD,Cavallari LH,Zamanian RT,Shah SJ,Machado RF

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM) is a fatal disease process in which pulmonary hypertension (PH) develops in the setting of malignancy. The purpose of this study is to present a detailed analysis of cases of PTTM reported in literature in the hopes of achieving more ante-mortem diagnoses. We conducted...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Godbole RH,Saggar R,Kamangar N

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are limited data on the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in the elderly; therefore, this analysis compared the safety and efficacy of tadalafil between patients ≥65 and <65 years old. This was a post hoc analysis of the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 Pulmonary Arterial Hy...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Berman-Rosenzweig E,Arneson C,Klinger JR

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

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journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Liu BY,Wu WC,Zeng QX,Liu ZH,Tian Y,Niu LL,Cheng XL,Luo Q,Zhao Z,An CH,Huang L,Wang H,He J,Xiong CM

更新日期：2019-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension can be associated with exposure to certain drugs or toxins. However, only a few cases of drug-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension have been previously reported. Anagrelide is an oral imidazoquinazoline agent that is prescribed for reducing elevated platelet counts in patients with m...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Sumimoto K,Taniguchi Y,Matsuoka Y,Onishi H,Emoto N,Hirata KI

更新日期：2019-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Scleroderma-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (SSc-PAH) is associated with worse outcome than idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH), potentially due to worse right ventricular adaptation to load as suggested by pressure-volume loop analysis. The value of non-invasive load-adaptability metrics has ...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： French S,Amsallem M,Ouazani N,Li S,Kudelko K,Zamanian RT,Haddad F,Chung L

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to propose the pulmonary hypertension for predicting left ventricular dysfunction in adults after patent ductus arteriosus closure. A total of 183 patients (age ≥18 years) after patent ductus arteriosus occlusion were retrospectively collected in this study. In brief, pre-, post-procedure and s...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Chen PY,Luo DL,Li HZ,Fei HW,Huang T,Huang YG,Chen JM,Zhuang J,He PC,Zhang CJ

更新日期：2019-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is the standard therapy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is an alternative therapy for such patients. Here we report the case of a 60-year-old woman who presented with severe CTEPH resulting in low cardiac output and liver fai...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Tsuji A,Ogo T,Demachi J,Ono Y,Sanda Y,Morita Y,Fukuda T,Nakanishi N

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is causally linked to a number of comorbidities, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, renal dysfunction, and cancer. Obesity has also been linked to pulmonary disorders, including pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). It was long believed that obesity-related PAH was the result of hypoventilation and h...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Irwin DC,Garat CV,Crossno JT Jr,MacLean PS,Sullivan TM,Erickson PF,Jackman MR,Harral JW,Reusch JE,Klemm DJ

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac magnetic resonance-derived ventricular variables are predictive of mortality in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Rodent models which emphasize ventricular function, allowing serial monitoring, are needed to identify pathophysiological features and novel therapies for pulmonary arterial hypertension. We investi...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Jayasekera G,Wilson KS,Buist H,Woodward R,Uckan A,Hughes C,Nilsen M,Church AC,Johnson MK,Gallagher L,Mullin J,MacLean MR,Holmes WM,Peacock AJ,Welsh DJ

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with pulmonary hypertension are more sedentary than the general population, but attitudes and experiences that may influence their exercise behaviour remain poorly understood. This study identified patterns of behaviour, attitudes towards exercise, barriers and enablers of exercise for people living with pulm...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Chia KSW,Brown K,Kotlyar E,Wong PKK,Faux SG,Shiner CT

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:To shed light on the efficacy of oxygen therapy in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) when hypoxemia is not present, we report seven years of observational data for a female patient recorded between February 2012 and February 2019 when she was aged 7.8-14.8 years. The patient was born with an atrial septal defect (...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Green S,Stuart D

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection, thrombosis, and catheter dislodgment are well-recognized potential complications of chronic intravenous prostanoid therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension. As long-term outcomes of pulmonary hypertension patients improve, novel adverse events are likely to arise. We describe the sudden development of un...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： LeVarge BL,Law AC,Murphy B

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two oral medications targeting the prostacyclin pathway are available to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension in the United States: oral treprostinil and selexipag. We compared real-world hospitalization in patients receiving these medications. A retrospective administrative claims study was conducted using the Optum...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： McConnell JW,Tsang Y,Pruett J,Iii WD

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We hypothesized that vibrations created by the pulmonary circulation would create sound like the vocal cords during speech and that subjects with pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) might have a unique sound signature. We recorded heart sounds at the cardiac apex and the second left intercostal space (2LICS), using a ...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Elgendi M,Bobhate P,Jain S,Guo L,Kumar S,Rutledge J,Coe Y,Zemp R,Schuurmans D,Adatia I

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rapidly progressive and fatal disease for which there is an ever-expanding body of genetic and related pathophysiological information on disease pathogenesis. The most common single culprit gene known is BMPR2, and animal models of the disease in several forms exist. There is...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Fessel JP,Loyd JE,Austin ED

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Right ventricular failure (RVF) is the most important prognostic factor for both morbidity and mortality in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), but also occurs in numerous other common diseases and conditions, including left ventricle dysfunction. RVF remains understudied compared with left ventricular failure (LVF...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Samson N,Paulin R

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00