Introduction Pulmonary vascular dysfunction, pulmonary hypertension (PH), and resulting
right ventricular (RV) failure occur in many critical illnesses and may be associated with a …

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a known risk factor for perioperative complications. Unlike
in the case of cardiac surgery, PH is currently not listed as an independent risk factor for …

CHAIR: Costanzo MR: Midwest Heart Foundation, Lombard Illinois, USA TASK FORCE 1:
Dipchand A: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto Ontario, Canada; Starling R: Cleveland …

From the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, University of Manitoba,
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Address reprint requests to Johann Strumpher, MBChB …

Cancers are an extraordinarily heterogeneous collection of diseases with distinct genetic
profiles and biological features that directly influence response patterns to various treatment …

Phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) selectively hydrolyses the second messenger cGMP into
5′‐GMP, thereby regulating its intracellular concentrations. Dysregulation of the cGMP …

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) develops from an abnormal interaction between the
endothelium and smooth muscle cells in the pulmonary vasculature and is characterized by …

Objective: Data regarding risks and consequences of acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac
transplantation are dismissingly few and unclear. This study defined the incidence, risk …

Right ventricular (RV) function immediately after left ventricular assist device (LVAD)
implantation is a crucial prognostic factor. RV failure is linked to increased mortality and …

Acute pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), which may complicate the course of many
complex disorders, is always underdiagnosed and its treatment frequently begins only after …