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December 2, 2015December 2, 2015

COPD, Pulmonary Hypertension May Be Best Assessed by Chest Scan

Chest computed tomography could be a simple and useful method for diagnostic evaluation of COPD and pulmonary hypertension, according to a new study, “Computed tomography measurement of pulmonary artery for diagnosis ... Read more

September 21, 2015November 5, 2015

Study Reveals Risk Factors for Pulmonary Hypertension in Sickle Cell Patients

News, Pulmonary Hypertension

A study in PLoS One entitled “Risk Factors of Pulmonary Hypertension in Brazilian Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia” published September 3, 2015 and authored by Clarisse Lopes de Castro Lobo, et. ... Read more

March 16, 2015March 16, 2015

COPD Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension are More Prone to Co-Morbidities

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Researchers at the Cairo University in Egypt recently reported that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can also develop co-morbidities as pulmonary hypertension and cardiac alterations. The study was ... Read more

March 10, 2015November 5, 2015

Researchers Review Importance of Non-Invasive Imaging in Diagnosis and Management of PAH

News, Pulmonary Hypertension

A recently accepted manuscript on the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, an open access journal, provides an overview of the current clinical use of noninvasive imagining techniques, such as echocardiography, for pulmonary ... Read more