A groundbreaking program boasts the most expertise on the East Coast for a condition that's often misdiagnosed. And that condition could be life threatening. Tara Cottee's doctor said her heart ...

At baseline, patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) had worse health-related quality of life (HRQOL) than patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH), ...

A new report shows wide variability in terms of which patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) are deemed eligible for pulmonary endarterectomy and balloon pulmonary ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patient-reported outcomes significantly improved after pulmonary endarterectomy in patients with chronic ...

Like highways, roads, and side streets, blood vessels in the human body come in different sizes, with a range of traffic-carrying capacities. These differences are critical to facilitating blood flow ...

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a serious lung condition that can arise after an individual suffers a pulmonary embolism. The condition can lead to a buildup of tissue in the ...

NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A blood clot in the legs or pelvis is serious enough. However, it can also lead to another condition that threatens the lungs and heart called CTEPH. For one CTEPH patient ...

Imagine it’s so difficult to breathe that just walking across a room is difficult—and no one can tell you why. Your condition gets worse and worse, you find yourself faced with life-threatening ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers conducted a prospective cohort study of 68 patients who underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing, ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved riociguat (Adempas, Bayer) for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and the treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary ...

Determination. Strength. Resilience. These are just a few qualities that may characterize people around the world living with pulmonary hypertension (PH), a sometimes debilitating disease of the lungs ...

A long-term analysis designed by Christian Gerges and Irene Lang at the Department of Medicine II of the University Hospital Vienna and MedUni Vienna indicates that one-third of patients with chronic ...