Pulmonary Hypertension

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe and life-threatening complication in patients with systemic connective tissue diseases (CTD). This review aims to explore the prevalence, clinical implications, diagnostic strategies, and …

Sleep apnea (SA) is a common and treatable respiratory disorder characterised by hypoventilation, repetitive airflow disruption, and intermittent nocturnal hypoxia, resulting in disrupted sleep duration that may have obstructive or central causes …

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a progressive syndrome characterized by increased pulmonary artery pressure. PH often complicates chronic lung diseases, thus contributing to a substantial disease burden and poor prognosis. The WHO Group 3 Pulmonary …

Left atrial (LA) hypertension is central in the pathophysiology of heart failure (HF) in general and of HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in particular. Despite approved treatments, a number of HF patients continue experiencing disabling …

Speckle-tracking echocardiography has evolved into a pivotal component of routine transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) for evaluating chamber function using strain [ 1 ]. Right atrial (RA) strains, including right atrial reservoir (RASr), conduit …

Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (Ph-MPNs) are a group of malignant clonal disorders originating from bone marrow hematopoietic stem cells, and pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a serious progressive disease often …

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a progressive disease, resulting from the fibrotic transformation of unresolved clots within central and peripheral pulmonary arteries, combined with variable degrees of small-vessel …

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) has high morbidity and mortality rates. This study aimed to develop a machine learning (ML) algorithm to predict outcomes based on prenatal and early postnatal data. This retrospective observational cohort …