Hypertension is a common cause of renovascular disease. The disease can affect the way blood flows in your kidneys and worsen your blood pressure, leading to secondary hypertension. Renovascular ...

14 The pulmonary hypertension associated with mitral ... of mercury in the patients with mitral stenosis and by 10 mm. of mercury in those with mitral regurgitation. However, the decline in ...

Background: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) poses a significant health challenge globally, with China experiencing a notable increase in its burden. Understanding the trends and factors ...

⩾50% atherosclerotic stenosis or occlusion of the ipsilateral common carotid artery or internal carotid artery; a known cardiac source of embolism (atrial fibrillation, sick sinus syndrome, rheumatic ...

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an established risk factor in patients ... Patients with ASD and IpcPH or CpcPH due to left heart disease (mitral valve disease, left ventricular dysfunction, etc.) are ...

This condition can affect any of the four heart valves with either valvular stenosis (narrowing ... pressure in the lung's blood vessels (pulmonary hypertension). Valvular heart disease may ...

Defining the optimal treatment strategy for renal artery stenosis (RAS) requires a fundamental understanding of the disease prevalence and pathophysiology. End-organ knowledge is essential in the ...

The prognostic value of serial exercise echocardiography (EEC) in asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis is unknown. We sought to evaluate the safety and utility of monitoring patients with asymptomatic ...

The mitral valve allows blood to flow from the left atrium of the heart into the left ventricle. Mitral regurgitation occurs when the mitral valve leaks blood back into the left atrium. A person ...

This study does not negate the possibility, however, that occasional patients with mitral stenosis have an accompanying pulmonary regurgitation secondary to severe pulmonary hypertension.

Deep breathing, lung exercises, and tapping on the chest are a few of the techniques that fall under what's known as pulmonary hygiene. These strategies are used in people with chronic conditions like ...