Retinal vascular changes and right ventricular structure and function: the MESA-Right Ventricle and MESA-Eye studies.

abstract：:Riociguat is approved for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Some patients have difficulty swallowing tablets; therefore, 2 randomized, nonblinded, crossover studies compared the relative bioavailability of riociguat oral suspensions and immediate-releas...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Saleh S,Frey R,Becker C,Unger S,Wensing G,Mück W

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited data about the long-term prognosis and response to therapy in pulmonary arterial hypertension patients with World Health Organization functional class I/II symptoms are available. PubMed and Embase were searched for publications of observational registries and randomized, controlled trials in pulmonary arteria...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Kim NH,Fisher M,Poch D,Zhao C,Shah M,Bartolome S

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients have distinct disease courses and responses to treatment, but current diagnostic and treatment schemes provide limited insight. We aimed to see if cluster analysis could distinguish clinical phenotypes in PAH. An unbiased cluster analysis was performed on 17 baseline clin...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Parikh KS,Rao Y,Ahmad T,Shen K,Felker GM,Rajagopal S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optimal pulmonary hypertension (PH) management relies on a timely, accurate diagnosis and follow-up in specialized clinics by multidisciplinary teams that have clearly defined responsibilities and protocols. Internationally agreed criteria for expert center staff are lacking, particularly with respect to nurses, who o...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Doyle-Cox C,Nicholson G,Stewart T,Gin-Sing W

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:South America is a territory of 17,819,100 km(2), where ∼388 million people live in 13 countries. In the region, access to medical assistance (e.g., for treatment of cardiovascular disorders) is relatively easy in metropolitan areas but difficult in remote places such as the Andes and the Amazon. Altitudes up to ∼6,70...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Lopes AA,Flores PC,Diaz GF,Mesquita SM

更新日期：2014-09-01 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

abstract：:Pulmonary embolism is associated with high rates of mortality and morbidity. It is important to understand direct comparisons of current interventions to differentiate favorable outcomes and complications. The objective of this study was to compare ultrasound-accelerated thrombolysis versus systemic thrombolysis versu...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Antoine D,Chuich T,Mylvaganam R,Malaisrie C,Freed B,Cuttica M,Schimmel D Jr

更新日期：2020-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Microparticle release by vascular endothelium has been implicated in various cardiovascular pathologies. Ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) is a life-threatening complication of mechanical ventilation at high tidal volumes associated with excessive mechanical stretch of pulmonary vascular endothelial cells. However...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Vion AC,Birukova AA,Boulanger CM,Birukov KG

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:Endothelial dysfunction plays an important role in the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in sickle cell disease (SCD). A variety of evidence suggests that circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) play an integral role in vascular repair. We hypothesized that SCD patients with PAH are deficie...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Anjum F,Lazar J,Zein J,Jamaleddine G,Demetis S,Wadgaonkar R

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:Pulmonary hypertension is a multifactorial disease with a high morbidity and mortality. Right ventricular function is the most important predictor of morbidity and mortality in patients suffering from pulmonary hypertension, but currently there are no approved treatments directly supporting the failing right ventricle...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Hansen MS,Andersen A,Nielsen-Kudsk JE

更新日期：2018-07-01 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：:African Americans (AA) have a higher incidence of pulmonary hypertension (PH) risk factors. Few studies have examined the racial differences in the prevalence and etiology of PH and direct comparison of invasive hemodynamics between AAs and Caucasians has rarely been reported. In this study, we examined whether racial...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Yang BQ,Assad TR,O'Leary JM,Xu M,Halliday SJ,D'Amico RW,Farber-Eger EH,Wells QS,Hemnes AR,Brittain EL

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the advancement of computed tomography pulmonary angiography, differentiating between acute and chronic thrombus in pulmonary embolism has become more feasible. However, whether pulmonary embolism with chronic thrombus contributes to a higher mortality than pulmonary embolism with acute thrombus remains undetermi...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Chang HY,Chang WT,Chen PW,Lin CC,Hsu CH

更新日期：2020-05-01 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：:The development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in pediatric patients has been linked to the production of the arachidonic acid metabolite, thromboxane A(2) (TxA(2)). The present study evaluated the therapeutic effect of furegrelate sodium, a thromboxane synthase inhibitor, on the development of PAH in a neon...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Hirenallur-S DK,Detweiler ND,Haworth ST,Leming JT,Gordon JB,Rusch NJ

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：:There are few data on the epidemiology of pulmonary hypertension (PH)-related hospitalizations in children in the United States. Our aim was to determine hospital mortality, length of hospitalization, and hospital charges pertaining to PH-related hospitalizations and also the effects of codiagnoses and comorbidities. ...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Frank DB,Crystal MA,Morales DL,Gerald K,Hanna BD,Mallory GB Jr,Rossano JW

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive and debilitating condition. Despite promoting vasodilation, current drugs have a therapeutic window within which they are limited by systemic side effects. Nanomedicine uses nanoparticles to improve drug delivery and/or reduce side effects. We hypothesize that thi...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Mohamed NA,Davies RP,Lickiss PD,Ahmetaj-Shala B,Reed DM,Gashaw HH,Saleem H,Freeman GR,George PM,Wort SJ,Morales-Cano D,Barreira B,Tetley TD,Chester AH,Yacoub MH,Kirkby NS,Moreno L,Mitchell JA

更新日期：2017-07-01 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：:Inhaled treprostinil (Tyvaso) has been shown to be a safe and effective addition to pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) oral therapies; however, the respiratory-related safety profile of inhaled treprostinil required further elucidation in the setting of routine clinical care. The objectives of this study were to ch...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Zamanian RT,Levine DJ,Bourge RC,De Souza SA,Rosenzweig EB,Alnuaimat H,Burger C,Mathai SC,Leedom N,DeAngelis K,Lim A,De Marco T

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to identify receptors mediating sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P)-induced vasoconstriction in the normotensive and chronic hypoxia-induced hypertensive rat pulmonary circulation. In isolated perfused lungs from normoxic rats, infusion of S1P caused a sustained vasoconstriction, which was not reduced by co...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Ota H,Beutz MA,Ito M,Abe K,Oka M,McMurtry IF

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A loss of K+ efflux in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) contributes to abnormal vasoconstriction and PASMC proliferation during pulmonary hypertension (PH). Activation of high-conductance Ca2+-activated (BK) channels represents a therapeutic strategy to restore K+ efflux to the affected PASMCs. However,...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Detweiler ND,Song L,McClenahan SJ,Versluis RJ,Kharade SV,Kurten RC,Rhee SW,Rusch NJ

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim is to assess the safety and potential efficacy of a novel treatment paradigm in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), immunomodulation by blocking interleukin-6 (IL6) signaling with the IL6 receptor antagonist, tocilizumab. Inflammation and autoimmunity are established as important in PAH pathophysiology. One...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Hernández-Sánchez J,Harlow L,Church C,Gaine S,Knightbridge E,Bunclark K,Gor D,Bedding A,Morrell N,Corris P,Toshner M

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:Carboxyl terminus of Hsc70-interacting protein (CHIP) is a 35-kDa cytoplasmic protein expressed in human striated muscle, brain, aortic smooth muscle, endothelial cells, and other tissues. Studies have confirmed that CHIP regulates cell growth, apoptosis, cell phenotype, metabolism, neurodegeneration, etc. However, wh...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Dong F,Zhang J

更新日期：2019-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Most subtypes of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are characterized by a greater susceptibility to disease among females, although females with PAH appear to live longer after diagnosis. While this "estrogen paradoxȍ of enhanced female survival despite increased female susceptibility remains a mystery, recent pro...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Austin ED,Lahm T,West J,Tofovic SP,Johansen AK,Maclean MR,Alzoubi A,Oka M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a product of cleavage of the cardiac prohormone pro B-type natriuretic peptide into its active form. It has proven to be a useful biomarker in left heart failure. However, studies examining the utility of serial measurements of NT-proBNP in pulmonary arterial hy...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Soon E,Doughty NJ,Treacy CM,Ross RM,Toshner M,Upton PD,Sheares K,Morrell NW,Pepke-Zaba J

更新日期：2011-04-01 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