The pulmonary vasculature has been frequently overlooked in acute and chronic lung
diseases, such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), pulmonary fibrosis (PF), and …

By 2020, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will be the third cause of mortality.
Extrapulmonary comorbidities influence the prognosis of patients with COPD. Tobacco …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide. Age and smoking are common risk factors for COPD and other illnesses, often …

Patients with chronic lung diseases, particularly interstitial lung disease and chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease, frequently develop pulmonary hypertension, which results in …

Background Very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease causes cor pulmonale with
elevated pulmonary vascular resistance and secondary reductions in left ventricular filling …

Inflammatory processes are prominent in various types of human and experimental
pulmonary hypertension (PH) and are increasingly recognized as major pathogenic …

Asthma and chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) are both inflammatory conditions of
the lung associated with structural “remodeling” inappropriate to the maintenance of normal …

Rationale: Severe pulmonary hypertension occurs occasionally in patients with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but no detailed description of these patients is …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by lung inflammation that
persists after smoking cessation. This inflammation is heterogeneous but the key …

Intimal enlargement of pulmonary arteries is an early change in chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). The cellular and extracellular components that are involved in …