The assessment of patients with suspected or confirmed pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and secondary pulmonary hypertension (PH) continues to evolve and, in recent years, evidence demonstrating ...
SELLERSVILLE, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A nagging cough or congestion might not mean much to most of us. But it can be serious for those with lung conditions. Exercise testing can help specialists find ...
Pulmonary diagnostic tests are a series of tests which evaluate how well the lungs are performing. These tests may be performed to help diagnose disease, monitor disease progression or therapeutic ...
The pulmonary function test (PFT) alone may be inadequate for predicting work-related exercise capacity in patients who file workers' compensation claims for respiratory limitation and compensation.
The Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation Department provides outpatient services to patients recovering from heart and lung diseases. Our services include supervised exercise sessions, education, and ...
Race-neutral pulmonary function testing, now recommended by ATS and implemented at Boston Medical Center, has had a long road ...
*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Roach • I recently was diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension after a long list of tests. I went to Boston and ...
Good breathing is at the heart of good health. When asthma or shortness of breath appears, a person might be sent for pulmonary function tests. Arlene Dunlap of Piscataway, N.J. knows those tests well ...
Exercise rehabilitation may confer functional improvements to patients struggling to breathe following a pulmonary embolism (PE), a randomized controlled trial found. Patients with persistent dyspnea ...
Echocardiography Echocardiography in association with CPX may provide a more thorough evaluation of CV and pulmonary physiology in patients with suspected PAH, although research is needed in this area ...