A Mumbai hospital has successfully performed a rare and intricate heart surgery on an 18-month-old child diagnosed with a ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension can be caused by lung disease, autoimmune disease, or heart failure. When there is no apparent cause, it's called idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Pulmonary vascular disease is an important risk factor for exacerbations and death. 9–11 Computed tomography (CT) can be used to measure the diameter of the pulmonary artery and the ratio of the ...

Pulmonary angiography can also be used to find other problems that can affect blood flow in the lungs. Results can show problems such as narrowed blood vessels in the lungs or a pulmonary aneurysm.

Dr. McDermott: Two months before this presentation, CT angiography of the chest was performed at the other hospital. The right main pulmonary artery was completely occluded by thromboembolic material.

Radiologists play an important role in the assessment and management of pulmonary hypertension. A working group was formed to address key questions related to the utility of imaging for the ...

Coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography showed multiple pulmonary emboli, including obstructive lesions in the left pulmonary artery, the left lower lobar artery and the lingular artery (Figure ...

A pulmonary embolism occurs when one or more blood clots move from somewhere in your body to the lungs. The clot becomes lodged in a pulmonary (lung) artery and blocks the blood flow. A pulmonary ...

C, CT scan obtained 32 months after RT shows eccentric nonocclusive filling defect (arrow) in left interlobar pulmonary artery identified within RT volume. Patient was not treated with anticoagulants.

What Is Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension? Pulmonary hypertension is a life-threatening condition that gets worse over time, but treatments can help your symptoms so you can live better with the ...