Risk for symptomatic embolism can be predicted via echocardiographic vegetation features in patients with infective endocarditis.

If it lands in the lungs, it’s called a pulmonary embolism. Estimates vary widely, but according to the American Lung Association, around 900,000 U.S. adults experience this type of potentially ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension is caused by narrowing of the blood vessels in the lungs. Learn how it happens, including ...

The signs of a dangerous blood clot can vary depending on its location. Some people may also not experience any symptoms.

Among individuals with preserved ratio impaired spirometry, having interstitial lung abnormalities is associated with an ...

The study in the European Respiratory Journal used advanced spatial mapping techniques to compare healthy lung tissues and tissues from patients with fatal IPF. The researchers discovered that disease ...

Based on the information disclosed about Lillard's issue, it is not believed to be as serious as Bosh's. Here is a look at the differences between the two diagnoses.

I am 71, and I recently saw my urologist for urinating a lot and not getting enough sleep. He performed a flow test and a ...

His wife, 65, likely died about a week before him of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare disease often spread by rodents in the Southwest. She was last known alive on Feb. 11, investigators said.

Betsy Arakawa, a classical pianist and Gene Hackman's wife, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare virus transmitted by rodents. The disease can cause serious lung damage and has a high ...

Authorities said on Friday that actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease days after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. But what exactly is this rare illness?

Department of Pathology, Room No 0E46, De Boelelaan 1117, 1007 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands; mpv.begieneman{at}vumc.nl Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a significant cause of morbidity and ...