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Scleroderma Patients with Combined Pulmonary Hypertension and Interstitial Lung Disease by Jan Posted Tue 30 Nov 2010 9:09pm Objective. Most studies differentiate scleroderma associated pulmonary hypertension and interstitial lung disease (ILD) as 2 separate pathological processes... 6 months of one another. Echocardiography determined the presence of pulmonary hypertension, and pulmonary function testing documented restrictive ventilatory defect (RVD Read on »

Editorial Review: Pulmonary Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis: Bete Noire No More? by Jan Posted Thu 02 Dec 2010 9:37pm is progress more dramatic and gratifying than in the treatment of SSc-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). When first recognized over 2 decades ago, isolated PAH.... In a characteristically insightful editorial entitled " Pulmonary hypertension : the bete noire of the diffuse connective tissue diseases" the late Carwile Leroy wrote of "an especially destructive Read on »

PDE5A inhibition attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension through inhibition of ROS generation by Jan Posted Thu 25 Nov 2010 3:19am Pulmonary hypertension frequently complicates interstitial lung disease, where it is associated with a high mortality. Patients with this dual diagnosis often fare worse than those with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) alone and respond poorly to standard PAH therapy, often dying of right ventricular (RV) failure. We hypothesize that nitric Read on »

Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction in systemic sclerosis and primary pulmonary hypertension. by Jan Posted Thu 02 Dec 2010 9:46pm not previously studied: systemic sclerosis (n = 8, mean age +/- SEM, 44.5 +/- 5.4 years) and primary pulmonary hypertension (n = 7, mean age +/- SEM 38 +/- 7.8 years). All patients... Reduction of pulmonary vascular resistance by a high inspired oxygen concentration is a common, but not universal phenomenon in patients with pulmonary vascular disease Read on »

Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease and Scleroderma Associated Pulmonary Hypertension by Jan Posted Sun 07 Mar 2010 12:00am By Johnson SR, Patsios D, Hwang DM Background: Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) is a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension. The purpose of this report... to renal impairment. She died at home 3 months after initiation of therapy. Conclusions: PVOD should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension Read on »

Pulmonary hypertension is not ... by Colleen Posted Tue 02 Nov 2010 8:55pm Pulmonary hypertension is not regular high blood pressure. It is high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs that can lead to heart failure. Read on »

What are the causes of Pulmonary hypertension? by Jan Posted Mon 06 Sep 2010 12:00am In the last citing I highlighted the diagnostic techniques that differentiate pulmonary hypertension and other associated diseases that show similar signs and symptoms.... What actually causes pulmonary hypertension? As is the case in hypertension, pulmonary hypertension can be of two types on the basis of causes. The primary pulmonary hypertension Read on »

Causes Of Pulmonary Hypertension by Jan Posted Sun 29 Nov 2009 10:04pm Pulmonary hypertension is most commonly known as the high blood pressure. Lots of people suffer with it worldwide. It is sometimes said to be as the sister disease of the cardiovascular problems. About 80% of the people suffering with cardiovascular problems are noted to face the problem of pulmonary hypertension. It is basically a health complications Read on »

Pulmonary hypertension may be ... by Colleen Posted Fri 05 Nov 2010 8:24am Pulmonary hypertension may be suspected by an echo, but the ONLY test used to actually diagnose PH is a right heart catherization. Other tests performed to help determine whether PH is the only thing wrong, or if the person has underlying causes for PH are blood test, chest xray, pulmonary function tests (PFTs), 6 minute walk, nuclear scan Read on »

Latest Research. Pulmonary Hypertension by Jan Posted Thu 18 Nov 2010 11:42pm Latest Research. Pulmonary Hypertension By: us drugstore The signs and symptoms of pulmonary hypertension are subtle in the early stages... that affects the way your blood flows through the arteries in your body from the left side of your heart. A less common type of high blood pressure, called pulmonary hypertension Read on »