Diagnosis of congestive heart failure can be made clinically in the vast majority of patients if the symptoms of pulmonary venous hypertension (paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, orthopnea) and/or systemic ...

X-ray of a patient with heart failure. A 55-year-old obese woman with hypertension, diabetes, and scleroderma is referred for follow-up after a recent admission for new-onset heart failure. Case: A 55 ...

THE pulmonary circulation is of paramount importance in failure of the heart. The presence of dyspnea, orthopnea and hemoptysis and a diminution in vital capacity imply a profound change in the blood ...

Diastolic dysfunction may take many months or even years to cause symptoms and the slow disease progression means many individuals tolerate the illness without requiring any specific treatment. In ...

Objectives To characterize cardiac preload responsiveness in pediatric patients with cardiovascular dysfunction and dilated cardiomyopathy using global end-diastolic volume index, stroke volume index, ...

Diastolic dysfunction is a heart condition that affects the organ’s capacity to fill with an adequate amount of blood during diastole. Diastole is the phase of the cardiac cycle when the heart relaxes ...

Pulmonary edema is a serious condition that occurs when the lungs fill with fluid. This prevents the body from gaining the oxygen it needs. It is typically caused by another condition, such as heart ...

Although asthma is a common pulmonary disease, it rarely leads to pulmonary hypertension (PH). We report a case of an 80-year-old woman who required urgent hospitalization due to symptoms of acute ...

Pulmonary edema is a buildup of fluid in your lungs. That can make it hard for you to breathe. When you take a breath, your lungs should fill with air. If you have pulmonary edema, they fill with ...

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) with left-sided heart disease is defined, according to the latest Venice classification, as a Group 2 PH, which includes left-sided ventricular or atrial disease, and ...