Charles Burger, MD: Pulmonary hypertension really refers to a state where the right heart is generating high pressures to circulate the blood through the lung. Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Vallerie McLaughlin, MD: Hello, and welcome to this podcast series. I'm Dr Vallerie McLaughlin, the Kim A. Eagle Endowed Professor of Cardiovascular ...

Learn how air pollution causes COPD and affects lung health. Take important steps to improve indoor and outdoor air quality ...

Panelists discuss how pulmonary arterial hypertension diagnosis requires comprehensive evaluation including right heart catheterization to confirm hemodynamic criteria, with normal mean PA pressure ...

If you have COPD, there are some things that can cause the disease to flare up. This is referred to as “COPD exacerbation.” Some of the most common causes of COPD exacerbation include: When you have ...

COPD is a disease that damages your lungs over time. It may start with mild symptoms and then get worse. Treatment can help symptoms and slow disease progression. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

Though more cases are likely undiagnosed, over 15 million people in the United States have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and 37 million are estimated to have chronic kidney disease ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a progressive disease of the lungs that affects approximately 24 million people in the United States and is now the third leading cause of death in ...

World COPD Day is celebrated annually on the third Wednesday of November. This day aims to raise awareness about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and encourages better prevention and ...