If you suddenly feel short of breath and a bit anxious, it might be something called "dyspnea." Let's dive into what the ...

Background Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction leads to an increase in pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and potentially right ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease of the respiratory tract that is characterized narrowing of the small airways and destruction of lung tissue. This leads to poor airflow ...

This program prepares students to become certified EKG technicians. Students will learn the anatomy and physiology of the heart, including the electrical conduction system and how it affects heart ...

In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle explores rethinking false positive exercise ECG Tests in patients with microvascular dysfunction. He then discusses a recent comparison of direct oral anticoagulants vs ...

The injection dampens part of the immune system that can go into overdrive in flare-ups of both asthma and a lung condition called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Benralizumab is ...

ECG Challenge: What's Causing This Long Pause? An older woman visits the hospital after fainting, and telemetry shows long pauses in her heart's rhythms. What does the ECG show?

and assessing the potential healthcare resource and economic impact of early arrhythmia detection in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The UAB Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine is an integral part of one of the nation's largest health systems. Nationally known for our compassionate care, cutting-edge research, ...

Pulmonary hypertension is a serious condition where there is abnormally high pressure in the blood vessels between the lungs and the heart. When the blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries gets too ...

Sudden Nausea and Vomiting in Active 80-Year-Old An 80-year-old woman presents with malaise, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, and watery diarrhea. She is highly active, with a full-time job as ...

From 2000 to 2015, the COPD hospitalization rate did not change on average year to year. In 2020, there were more than 335,000 COPD hospitalizations, or 101.3 per 100,000 population. From 2016 to 2020 ...