Modulating miR-21 signaling may work to reduce heart damage in people with pulmonary hypertension (PH), a preclinical study suggests.

At altitudes over 2,400 metres, lack of oxygen — a condition called hypoxia — can cause acute mountain sickness. Incidence ...

A pulmonary embolism was the immediate cause of death for actor and comedian Catherine O’Hara. It’s a serious condition in which a blood clot lodges in the lungs. O’Hara’s sudden passing on January 30 ...

On Monday, February 9, it was confirmed 10 days after her passing that Catherine O'Hara passed away due to a blood clot in her lungs. Per the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office on her death ...

Background Severe aortic stenosis (AS) is commonly associated with advanced cardiac damage, including right ventricular dysfunction (RVD), pulmonary hypertension (PH) and tricuspid regurgitation (TR), ...

DALLAS and WASHINGTON - Early detection and prompt treatment of acute pulmonary embolism (PE), a sudden and potentially life-threatening blood clot that blocks arteries in the lungs, is ...

Announced positive topline results from TX45 Phase 1b acute hemodynamic clinical trial in patients with Group 2 Pulmonary Hypertension in Heart Failure with reduced Ejection Fraction (“PH-HFrEF”) in ...

Eat a slab of steak and your resident gut bacteria get to work immediately to break it down. But new research shows that a metabolic byproduct, called TMAO, produced in the process can be harmful to ...

Medically reviewed by Valerie Cacho, MD Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) usually does not qualify as a disability on its own.However, severe OSA may be considered a disability if it causes health ...

For generations, wise aunties and grandmothers have advised that the quickest path to the heart is through the stomach. Our elders also encourage us to trust our guts when it comes to matters of the ...