"Cor pulmonale" was defined as failure of the right ventricle secondary to diseases of the lungs, pulmonary vasculature ... artery disease and failure of the left ventricle were excluded, as ...

A new molecular imaging agent can accurately identify a crucial biomarker found among many different types of cancer. Precise ...

A hiatal hernia – a rarer cause of pain under your left breast—is when your upper stomach bulges through the diaphragm, which separates your abdomen and chest, per Mayo Clinic. The painful sensation ...

Nov. 6, 2024 — Exhaled breath contains chemical clues to what's going on inside the body, including diseases like lung cancer. And devising ways to sense these compounds could help doctors ...

Dec. 5, 2024 — Improvements in cancer prevention and screening have averted more deaths from five cancer types combined over the past 45 years than treatment advances, according to a modeling study.

Long-term changes in cardiac structure/function in patients with COPD varied by lung structure, with greater baseline WA linked to greater RV mass.

The vicious assault left him with a punctured lung and a permanent scar on his face. The thug was said to have returned to illicit substances and violence following the death of his mum.

Symptoms of some of the diseases that mimic lung cancer, such as asthma or acid reflux, are common with many conditions. They can include persistent cough, chest pain, shortness of breath, unexplained ...

Like most cancer types, the chance of developing lung cancer increases with age. In the United States, lung cancer is most often diagnosed in people 65 or older. But lung cancer can occur at any age, ...

Pulmonary fibrosis is a disease where there is scarring of the lungs—called fibrosis—which makes it difficult to breathe. This is because the scarring causes the tissues in the lungs to get thick and ...

Methods: Between February 1995 and February 2001, 24 patients who underwent surgical resection for dilations of the bile duct (peripheral and hilar) without visible mass lesion on US or CT were ...