Purpose It is postulated that ILD causes PA dilatation independent of the presence of
pulmonary hypertension (PH), so the use of PA size to screen for PH is not recommended …

Background Cigarette smoking is associated with emphysema and radiographic interstitial
lung abnormalities. The degree to which interstitial lung abnormalities are associated with …

Rationale: Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for diffuse parenchymal lung disease. Risk
factors for subclinical parenchymal lung disease have not been described. Objectives: To …

Background Smokers manifest varied phenotypes of pulmonary impairment. Research
Question Which pulmonary phenotypes are associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) …

Purpose: Using a cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) approach we investigated left
ventricular (LV) myocardial changes associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) …

Background: As a consequence of a leftward shift of the interventricular septum and of
pericardial restraint, related to the degree RV dilatation, left heart function would be …

Aims: This study was designed to investigate the mechanisms by which the right ventricle is
able to increase stroke volume (SV) during exercise in chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Background—Elevated resting pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) in patients with left
ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) purports a poor prognosis. However, PAP response …

Among adults in the United States, the prevalence of reduced lung function including
obstructive and restrictive lung disease is about 20%, representing an over 40 million adults …

Background: We hypothesized that pulmonary venous hypertension in heart failure (HF)
leads to predominate remodeling of pulmonary veins and that the severity of venous …