Pulmonary edema is a critical condition where fluid accumulates in the lungs, causing leakage from blood vessels into air sacs normally filled with air for oxygen exchange. This accumulation impedes ...

Liege, Belgium - A proposed mechanism behind some cases of acute pulmonary edema puts the blame on stress-exacerbated ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR) in patients with systolic HF [1]. The idea, ...

AECOPD is associated with a significant worsening of respiratory symptoms that requires additional therapy. Several studies have indicated that AECOPD increases mortality, morbidity, and overall ...

Dr. Miranda Theodore (Medicine): A 28-year-old woman was transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) of this hospital because of progressive respiratory failure. The patient had been in her usual ...