There is a semilunar valve where the aorta leaves the left ventricle and another where the pulmonary artery leaves the right ventricle. Blood vessels leading into and out of the heart There are ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare form of pulmonary hypertension. It occurs because progressive vascular ...

All blood vessels are specifically structured to perform their function. For example, a capillary is microscopically thin to allow gases to exchange, the arteries are tough and flexible to cope ...

A recent publication in the International Journal of Cardiology, Pulmonary artery denervation in pulmonary hypertension: A comprehensive meta-analysis, has shed light on the potential of pulmonary ...

The new drug sotatercept stops the remodelling of the pulmonary vessels and even helps patients with advanced pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) who have not yet been treated.

This is directly related to normalization of pulmonary artery pressure, arrested right ventricular hypertrophy, and improved survival, thus offering a new and potentially clinically applicable ...