V eins in the lungs, or pulmonary veins, play a critical role not only in lung functioning but also in maintaining sufficient ...

Blood is oxygenated in the lungs after it is pumped out of the right ventricle. As oxygenated blood travels back to the heart, it enters the left atrium via the pulmonary veins. In the left ventricle, ...

Treatment can depend on symptoms and risk factors. A subsegmental pulmonary embolism is a type of blood clot on the lung. Subsegmental describes the location of the blood clot. The arteries in ...

Feb. 19, 2025 — A discovery offers new hope in the battle against pulmonary fibrosis, a debilitating lung condition that progressively makes it harder for patients to breathe. Scientists have ...

An IVC filter helps stop blood clots from reaching your lungs. It prevents pulmonary embolisms. The filter is placed inside your vein to trap any clots.

as many as 100,000 Americans die from a pulmonary embolism, or a blood clot from the lower body that lodges in the lungs, depriving the organ of oxygen. The good news is that deep-vein thrombosis ...

Baylor Pulmonary Medicine provides comprehensive, compassionate care to patients with common and complex medical conditions related to the lungs and breathing. Our pulmonary physicians work closely ...

including lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, asthma, interstitial lung disease, bronchiectasis, benign and malignant neoplasms, and lung transplantation. The Lung ...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a devastating progressive fibrotic lung disease with a median survival of 2.9 years from diagnosis. Lung fibrosis results in dramatic mechanical changes ...

A pulmonary embolism occurs when a clot in another part of the body (often leg or arm) moves through your veins to the lung. Pulmonary embolism is the third-most common heart and blood vessel ...

The jugular veins allow blood to move from the head to the superior vena cava, the largest vein in the upper body. The superior vena cava then transports the blood to the heart and lungs.

Doha, Qatar: The View Hospital, in affiliation with Cedars-Sinai, is proud to announce a groundbreaking achievement, having successfully performed the first pulmonary vein isolation procedure and ...