is a subtype of pulmonary hypertension (PH) that causes high blood pressure in the small arteries of the lungs. Often, the cause of PAH is unknown (idiopathic). However, other causes of PAH ...

Pulmonary hypertension is a rare, incurable lung disease. She has what’s called “idiopathic” pulmonary hypertension, which means there’s no known cause. Her current treatment involves ...

Discover how rare genetic variants and common polygenic risk scores independently influence survival in idiopathic pulmonary ...

Immunosuppression appears to reduce mortality among people with systemic sclerosis with pulmonary arterial hypertension but ...

Heart–lung transplantation and bilateral lung transplant provide a good long-term survival benefit for patients with advanced PAH (Figure 5). A recent single-center, retrospective series from ...

A combination treatment may improve survival in patients with both pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary fibrosis, a study ...

COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), pulmonary arterial hypertension, autoimmune-related advanced lung disease, sarcoidosis, and silicosis. We also ...

Forced oscillation technique (FOT) can enhance early detection and management of progressive pulmonary fibrosis.

Environmental and Occupational Exposure: Chronic inhalation of inorganic and organic particulates, such as silica, asbestos, ...